"The differences between Nato and Russia over the West's bombing campaign in Libya were laid bare yesterday after Moscow accused the alliance of interpreting a UN resolution on military intervention to suit its own ends.
Tense talks between Nato and Russian officials on the sidelines of a Nato-Russia Council meeting in Sochi come as the West seeks with increasing urgency a military breakthrough in the Libyan conflict amid indications that Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, has little intention of relinquishing power in the face of opposition to his 41-year rule.
"So far, there is no common understanding over how the resolution is being implemented," Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, said yesterday, referring to the UN Security Council resolution in March that sanctioned the enforcement of a no-fly zone to protect civilians from retaliatory attacks by the regime. "We want this resolution to be fulfilled literally, without expanding its interpretation"...............READ MORE
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