Prime Minister Dbeibah expresses gratitude for President Putin’s support during key talks in Moscow Updated 17 April 2021 April 17, 2021 01:01 MOSCOW: Russia has welcomed the prospect of renewed military cooperation with war-shattered Libya as Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu hosted Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah. Libya has been gripped by chaos for almost a decade, since its leader Muammar Qaddafi was brought down and killed in a 2011 uprising. In February, Libya embarked on a new phase of its post-Qaddafi transition after interim leaders were selected to lead the country until December elections. “I consider your Moscow visit to be the first step towards resuming full-scale cooperation between the defense ministries of the two countries,” Shoigu told the Libyan prime minister in remarks released by his ministry.