Russia said on Tuesday it will not support any United Nations Security Council resolutions on Libya which could escalate the conflict in the North African nation, local news agencies reported.
"If a resolution leads to a further escalation of a civil war by any means, including outside intervention, we will not be able to support this," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency.
Russia, a veto-wielding permanent U.N. Security Council member, abstained last month from the vote on a resolution authorizing force to protect civilians in Libya by enforcing a no-fly zone.
The problem with this particular Russian position on Libya, say most Western diplomats, is that the Russians have not come up with any alternative proposals which can stop the dictatorial regime of Gaddafi killing its own citizens.
EU-Digest
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