Libya’s 2025 licensing round offered 22 onshore and offshore blocks, attracted 44 applicants, with 37 companies pre-qualified – yet only 5 blocks were ultimately awarded in February 2026.

The talks, the latest round of which took place in Geneva this week, are "negotiation theater," one European intelligence chief said.

The military track of the talks focused on practical mechanics, with negotiators finalizing shared terminology to reduce ambiguity in later political talks.

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Participants in the trilateral talks among Ukraine, the United States and Russia left the venue after the first day of talks in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Ma Ruxuan) ...

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