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Credit: Reuters/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany By Adrian Croft LONDON | Wed Jun 15, 2011 3:36pm EDT LONDON (Reuters) - NATO risks sliding into a ground war in Libya and is trying to kill its leader, Muammar Gaddafi, Russia's ambassador to the alliance said on Wednesday. Dmitry Rogozin also said the conflict could have dire consequences for Europe by stoking hatred of the West. "It is our observation that NATO is sliding down and being dragged more and more into the eventuality of a land-based operation in Libya," he told a news conference during a visit to London. Asked if he believed NATO was trying to assassinate Gaddafi, Rogozin said: "Well yes. Your chief of defense has declared Gaddafi's assassination as an eventual target." He was apparently referring to a suggestion in March by British Defense Secretary Liam Fox, later contradicted by other officials, that killing Gaddafi was a possible option. Rogozin, speaking through an interpreter, said NATO was choosing targets and then declaring them to be legitimate. "If Gaddafi or some people close to him sent a fax from some building in Libya, than immediately that building is declared as a military target," he said. NATO, armed with a U.N. resolution authorizing a no-fly zone over Libya, has been striking Libyan targets for nearly three months with the aim of protecting civilians from attack by Gaddafi's forces. Russia, which abstained in the March U.N. Security Council vote authorizing military intervention, has accused the Western coalition of going beyond its mandate. The U.N. resolution bars an occupation force in Libya and Britain has ruled out a ground invasion. However, some politicians see France and Britain's deployment of attack helicopters as an escalation of their involvement. The military intervention in Libya was very dangerous, Rogozin said, asking if Britain had not had enough war in Iraq and Afghanistan. "What is happening in Tripoli is a real civil war and it is complicated by the inter-tribe contradictions and to intervene in this situation will mean to confuse this conflict and to exacerbate the situation even more," he said. "It will lead up to the internationalization of this conflict with all the consequences for Europe in terms of extremism in Europe and hatred for the West ... Do you really want that?" he asked. Russia is attempting to mediate in the fighting. Moscow's Africa envoy Mikhail Margelov met Libyan rebel leaders in Benghazi and a cousin of Gaddafi in Cairo last week and plans to travel to Tripoli soon to meet members of Gaddafi's government. (Editing by Alison Williams) World Russia Libya Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (2) RudyHaugeneder wrote: The Associated Press news wire is now officially calling the Libyan war a “civil war” even as Europe and Nato attack one side — causing thousands upon thousands of casualties — and leave the other side untouched. The Russian has a point. Nato will soon have boots on the ground to ensure its side wins the civil war, and, I might add, then takes control of Libya’s vast oil fields in a barely disguised effort keep the partially bankrupt European Union from collapsing. Jun 15, 2011 4:46pm EDT -- Report as abuse CDN_Rebel wrote: How strange is it that now it’s France and the UK beating the drums of war and it’s Russia and America that are trying to talk common sense. I suppose it’s not surprising that France wants to flex its muscle in Africa since it plays its hand in all the former French colonies, but I’m amazed that the UK could really be so hawkish – especially in light of the draconian austerity they’ve impose on their own people. 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