US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf discussed with retired Libyan General Khalifa Haftar preventing Russia's Wagner Group from further destabilizing Libya and Sudan. The U.S.
Embassy in Libya said Leaf spoke by phone on Thursday withHaftar about the urgent need to prevent outsiders, including Kremlin-backed Russian Wagner. Leaf also discussed with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Libyan Government of National Unity, Najla Al-Mangoush, "the repercussions of the unfortunate situation in Sudan on regional security"