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The British research website "Tomorrow's Affairs" confirmed that the new Syrian administration is completing the procedures to end Russian military fuel on its Mediterranean coast, and Moscow is beginning to transfer its fleet to #Libya.

The British website explained that the new Syrian administration has cancelled a contract with the Russian company "STG Stroyter Insgaz", which manages the port of #Tartus, making it control the second largest Syrian port on the Mediterranean after #Latakia.

The report pointed out that the new Syrian administration justified the cancellation of the Russian company's contract by its failure to fulfill its obligations regarding infrastructure investments, indicating that #Moscow expected such a decision, which made it accelerate the pace of evacuating its forces to Libya and transferring its military assets to it in the recent period.

The report touched on the fact that the Russian military move to Libya will be a source of great concern for Europe, especially since Russian warships and submarines will be less than a thousand kilometers away from the coasts of these countries.

 The report indicated that #Russia is currently seeking the help of the American Khalifa Haftar, in order to build a new Russian military base on the Mediterranean.

The website quoted Imad Eddin Badi, a researcher at the Atlantic Council, as saying that Moscow is exploiting Haftar and the divided Libyan politics to expand its influence in Africa and disrupt Western interests.

The report added, "Moving the Russian fleet to the Libyan coast would pose a new security threat to NATO member states in the Mediterranean, as Russian forces would be only 400 miles from the coasts of #Greece and #Italy." 

It continued by saying, "The Trump administration's position on the complex situation in Libya is not yet clear enough, especially in light of the expected stronger Russian military presence in the country." 

The expert on Libyan affairs, Jalal Harchaoui, also said that if the Russians move to Tobruk, it will be seen as a brazen gesture on the part of NATO and the United States, and an indication that Haftar no longer even pretends to listen to the West.
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