MOSCOW, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi says he wants to strengthen commercial ties with Russia, especially in the oil and gas sectors.
After meeting with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow over the weekend, Gadhafi told the Interfax news agency that he and Putin "think alike about gas and oil policies" and may be angling to play Russia off the United States for commercial and political advantages, The New York Times quoted analysts as saying.