A Kremlin-backed strongman in Tripoli would be a disaster for U.S. interests.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-let-russia-dominate-libya-11575330409
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Monday signed a law that could require anyone distributing information and being paid from abroad to register as a foreign agent.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/world/europe/russia-foreign-agents-law.html
https://ru.krymr.com/a/obzor-mirovoj-pressy/30303921.html
https://ru.krymr.com/a/v-chem-opastnost-normandskogo-sammita/30302961.html
https://www.inopressa.ru/article/02Dec2019/independent/buildbridges.html
https://www.inopressa.ru/article/02Dec2019/lacroix/nato.html
https://www.dsnews.ua/politics/vadim-denisenko-snizheniem-tarifov-na-gaz-vlast-hochet-02122019140000
http://www.ng.ru/world/2019-12-02/1_2_7741_erdogan.html
http://www.ng.ru/cis/2019-12-02/1_7741_belorussia.html