Putin accused the Western countries of "destroying the Libyan state" Russian President Vladimir Putin directly accused the Western countries of "destroying the Libyan state" and promised that Russia would do everything for the final settlement of the intra-Libyan conflict and the development of the Libyan economy. "The most important thing that concerns Libya and the Libyan people is the restoration of the unity of Libya, the restoration of its territorial integrity, the need to hold presidential and parliamentary elections," said Putin, in a speech at the plenary of the Russia-Africa summit.