Now the Russians want Khaddafi out:
Russia believes Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi should give up his rule and is prepared to help broker his departure, a senior Russian official said on Friday.
The offer -- a change in tone from the Kremlin's previous criticism of Western intervention in Libya -- will provide a boost to NATO powers who say they are determined to finish the job they started and end Gaddafi's 41-year rule.
So how'd we convince the Russians to say this? Or did we bargain away something for this concession? And if we did, did the Russians arrange a tag-team with China to pick up the "save Khaddafi" fight for a while?
If this is sincere, it will tend to undermine Libyan hopes that if they can hold out a bit longer they will be saved.