by Dimitris Georgopoulos
At a recent meeting between the head of the Turkish secret services Kalin and the “boss” of Eastern Lybya Haftar, according to reports, the entire issue of Turkish-Libyan and intra-Libyan relations was discussed, with Ankara claiming a role as Libya’s “protector” and unifier. According to information from usually reliable diplomatic sources, the “expulsion” of the Russians from eastern Libya was also discussed, among other things. If such a thing happens, it would constitute a strategic loss for Moscow, which would undermine the Russian presence in the Mediterranean and its access to the African continent and, of course, a triumph for the Israel-US-NATO axis. It will be added to other, relatively difficult to interpret and with significant strategic consequences, losses of Russian positions in both the Middle East and the South Caucasus.
Turkey continues to play the game of the “expedient neutral” between Russia and the West while remaining fundamentally committed to the Western camp and “selling” great services to America, such as contributing to the reduction of Russian influence in the Caucasus, Syria, and possibly now in Africa.
According to an article in the September edition of Le Monde Diplomatique, Russia is also losing ground and influence in the Sahel region to Turkey’s benefit.
Sometimes one gets the impression that Moscow tends to consider Soros-type liberals as its main enemies, underestimating or ignoring the danger from Western and Israeli “nationalists”, or even fascists, who are no less imperialist than the “liberals”.
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