Are there any prospects for Moscow-Libya cooperation?
Russian officials are taking a wait-and-see attitude to developments in Libya.
![RUSSIA/ People take part in a rally to support Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi and protest against the NATO military operation in Libya in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don July 7, 2011. The banner reads "NATO: Hands off Libya! Russia is with you, Gaddafi". REUTERS/Sergei Karpov (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST) - RTR2OKXP](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2015/01/RTR2OKXP.jpg/RTR2OKXP.jpg?h=f7822858&itok=GXt_VDRL)
Since the fall of Moammar Gadhafi’s regime, Russia has clearly evinced no interest in Libya and there are a number of reasons for that.
First, a de facto civil war in that country and rampant violence perpetrated by gangs and irregular militias make any economic projects in Libya very risky.