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The coalition's "plans to storm Yemen's biggest port of Hudaydah give rise to serious concerns," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement published on the ministry's official website.
She added that battles in this area "would not only inevitably lead to a mass exodus of the [local] population but would also de facto cut the [Yemeni] capital of Sanaa from... food and humanitarian aid supplies."
Ahmed Al-Mismari, the spokesperson of Haftar's forces, claimed that some members of the UN-backed Presidency Council and High Council of State held secret meetings with leaders of Al-Qaeda to mastermind the attack on the oil crescent region by Benghazi Defense Brigades, according to Libya Observer.
In an extraordinary press conference, Al-Mismari said the meetings were held in Tripoli and Misrata and attended by President of High Council of State Abdul-Rahman Al-Swaihli, some members from the Presidency Council and some leaders of Al-Qaeda.
He said, "This is a coalition of all terrorist groups in western Libya against the Libyan National Army in the east." He also noted that their aim is political opportunism.
Al-Mismari also claimed that Al-Qaeda are competing for the control of Tripoli and oil ports to have more influence on the ground.
Moreover, Al-Mismari has previously accused Qatar and Turkey of supplying advanced military equipment to Benghazi Defense Brigades ahead of their military operation in oil ports.
"I think he makes a really, really strong case for term limits. I think maybe he is past his prime. Maybe he has gotten a little bit unhinged."
"I do think that when we talk about NATO, there can be a rational discussion about the pros and cons of expanding it. We currently have combat troops in six nations. We have troops actively, just stationed in probably a couple dozen others."
"We have a twenty trillion dollar debt. And one of my favorite articles in the last couple of years, was one that talked about the 'angry McCains'. And if we put active troops, and got involved in combat where McCain wants us to be, they would put a little angry McCains on the globe, on the map, and its virtually everywhere."
"His foreign policy is something that would greatly endanger the United States. Greatly over extend us. And there has to be the thought, whether or not, it is in our national interest to pledge, to get involved with war, if Montenegro has an altercation with anyone."
"There is also another argument, is that when you ask the people of Montenegro, only about 40% and slightly less are actually in favor of this. They are close to Russia, they are close to being sort of like Ukraine, in the transition from Europe to Asia. Perhaps it would be good to be more like Switzerland, and be more neutral to trade with both."
"To call someone, somehow an enemy of the state, or a traitor might be considered by most reasonable people a little over the top."
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