Saturday, May 28, 2011

G8 summit: Gaddafi isolated as Russia joins demand for Libyan leader to go




Nations united over Libya as Cameron says pressure on Tripoli beginning to tell – but G8 rift remains over Syria

The Guardian

COMMENT

There is a lesson for all of those in the M.E. who count on Russia. The lesson is that the Russian position can be bought and sold depending on the price. So, don't sleep easy Rabbit, thinking that Moscow will continue to support you. The day will come when you too, just like Gaddafi, is dumped.

"Colonel Gaddafi has been left diplomatically deserted after Russia, his sole international interlocutor joined the rest of the G8 nations in declaring the Libyan leader had lost all legitimacy and had to go.

But continuing differences between Russia and the west prevented agreement on how to pressurise the Syrian regime to end its oppression; a planned reference to take the issue to the UN security council was removed from the G8 communique....."

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