Vladimir Putin directly accused the Western countries of "destroying the Libyan state" "The most important thing that concerns Libya and the Libyan people is the restoration of Libya's unity, the restoration of its territorial integrity, the need to hold presidential and parliamentary elections," Putin said at the plenary session of the Russia-Africa summit. Referring to the words of the head of the Presidential Council of Libya, Muhammad al-Manfi, Putin mentioned the "dictation that the Western countries impose on us". "I think it is clear to everyone that the Western countries, unfortunately, played a significant negative role in the destruction of the Libyan state," Putin stressed.