Although Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that his country is ready to ensure that Haftar agrees to any ceasefire agreement, and that it pledges not to act with childishness as he did in previous times when he was refusing to sign or escaping negotiations surreptitiously, it seems that The Russian guarantees are insufficient from the point of view of the Al-Wefaq government and its ally Ankara, and they see that several conditions must be met before talking about cease-fire negotiations.
These conditions are summarized by Muhyiddin Ataman, Vice President of the Saba Research Center, with three conditions: the evacuation of the forces of Haftar and his supporters to both the city of Sirte and the Al-Jufra region and the Crescent Petroleum, and the clearing of the way for the forces of the Government of Concord to control them. Guarantees that no militias or international forces - whether Emirati, Egyptian, or others - will attack the areas under the control of the Al-Wefaq government.
Political analyst Gabriel Al-Zoui also stressed the Al-Wefaq government’s adherence to all three conditions, and more than that, Russia is not considered an honest broker in the Libyan crisis, and it supports Haftar with the equipment, money, and mercenaries who are fighting alongside him, and “only now changed its position because the military scene on the ground He became inclined in favor of the reconciliation government, "saying that Moscow is looking for an opportunity to save Haftar.
But Andrei Fedorov, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, stressed that Moscow cannot accept the terms of agreement and Ankara for a ceasefire, and clarified that Moscow is currently seeking an immediate and temporary cease-fire without going into details, and stressed that his country does not want Libya to turn into a war zone between Moscow and Ankara As in Idlib, Syria.
Fedorov stressed that in the event that Al-Wefaq and Ankara insisted on their terms, Moscow has no choice but to continue to support Haftar, to force the other party to agree and sit at the negotiating table.
It is clear that the Turkish position in support of the reconciliation government is no less rigid than the Russian position in support of Haftar, which was confirmed by the statements of the Turkish Foreign Minister that his country's support for the accord is support for the international legitimacy that recognized the reconciliation government, and that Ankara will never abandon this support.
Embodying the statements of the Turkish minister, Ataman stressed that his country would continue its military support for the reconciliation government if Haftar and his allies insisted on continuing the war, but he cautioned that Turkey prefers that the reconciliation forces avoid more wars, so he called on Moscow to reach an understanding with Ankara and settle the matter and evacuate Sirte, Jafra and oil installations From Haftar's forces and militias.
Ataman explained that Ankara is fully aware that Haftar and his supporters in Moscow, Cairo and Abu Dhabi are not serious about their desire to reach a political solution, but only want to gain time, after the heavy losses that Haftar suffered at the hands of the Accord and Turkish forces.
Moreover, the analyst Al-Zawi stressed that Al-Wefaq considers the Russian call to reach a cease-fire with Haftar as a lifeline to him, which is the prosecution in international courts for committing war crimes against the Libyans that embarrassed even his allies, stressing that Al-Wefaq cannot negotiate with a “criminal” War "because the families of its victims will not allow it to do so.