Russia bans arms sales to Libya

[Turborama]

Source: Al Jazeera English

In move reinforcing UN sanctions, Dmitry Medvedev signs decree halting all weapons sales to Libya.
Last Modified: Mar 10 2011 09:45 GMT

Russia has banned all weapons sales to Libya, effectively suspending its arms contracts with the government of
Muammar Gaddafi.

A Kremlin statement released on Thursday indicated that an order signed by Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian president, "bans the export from the Russian Federation to Libya as well as the sale, delivery and transfer... of all types of arms and related materials, including weapons and ammunition, combat vehicles and military hardware".

Although Russia is party to the UN resolution passed on February 26 that bans weapons sales to Libya, Al Jazeera's Neave Barker, reporting from Moscow, said that the decree seemed to be a reinforcement of that embargo.

Russia, the world's second-largest arms exporter after the United States, was one of the main suppliers of weapons to Libya.

Read more: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2011/03/20113107287576160.html

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Gaddafi and Medvedev in 2009, a year after the two discussed opening a Russian naval base in Libya (EPA)

[johnroshan]

1. Whats that weird colorful thing on his left breast? n/t.

[Sherman A1]

2. He is a snappy dresser

in a madcap sort of way!

[pinboy3niner]

3. Valorous Dictator medals he awarded himself

:evilgrin:

[dipsydoodle]

4. Nope

His dna sequence which has been identified as matching a muppet.

[pinboy3niner]

5. Must be the Count. :) nt

[dipsydoodle]

6. Almost

Its just that you may have mispelt the last word which I think should only have 4 letters. :rofl:

[RedCloud]

7. Now then, has the USA done this as well?

[nalnn]

8. I think

The U.S. has only sold a tiny fraction of arms to Libya in recent years compared to the EU and Russia. The most recent, a sale of some antiquated armored personnel carriers was scuttled by the current congress a couple months before the outbreak of revolution in that region.

Chances are we will not be selling any more arms to the Colonel. The rebels? Maybe.