Prime Minister [[Vladimir V. Putin]], in particular, has been scathing about [[Western alliance|Western intervention]] in Libya, comparing the Resolution 1973 to “a medieval call to the crusades” and saying “the so-called civilized community, with all its might, pounces on a small country, and ruins infrastructure that has been built over generations.” Mr. Putin returned to the subject of Libya repeatedly, despite acknowledging that foreign policy decisions were not within his portfolio as prime minister. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/28/world/europe/28russia.html?hp] | Prime Minister [[Vladimir V. Putin]], in particular, has been scathing about [[Western alliance|Western intervention]] in Libya, comparing the Resolution 1973 to “a medieval call to the crusades” and saying “the so-called civilized community, with all its might, pounces on a small country, and ruins infrastructure that has been built over generations.” Mr. Putin returned to the subject of Libya repeatedly, despite acknowledging that foreign policy decisions were not within his portfolio as prime minister. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/28/world/europe/28russia.html?hp] |