Russian President Dmitry Medvedev declared that Russia is willing to mediate peace talks in Libya.   Medvedev believes the conflict will not be resolved quickly, despite what President Obama said.

Russia abstained from voting of UNSCR 1973 not because they were against a no fly zone, but because the language of UNSCR 1973 did not sound like a no fly zone resolution.

Even if there was a team put in place for peace talks, the militant rebels have stated that they do not want to talk peace.  The announcement came from the National Council of Libya, which proclaimed itself to be the country’s new government and has already established ties with foreign powers.  The European Union has already recognized the “self proclaimed government” (gee what happened to democratic elections?).