By John Lee.
Russia has reportedly blocked the appointment of dual US-German national Richard Wilcox as the U.N.’s top official in Libya.
According to the report from Foreign Policy, it remains unclear why Russia objected to the candidacy.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had previously described the Trump administration's decision to block former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad from position as "a serious mistake."
(Source: Foreign Policy)