Former Secretary General of the Central Committee of the CPSU, former President (first and last) of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev gave an interview to the Izvestia newspaper. The interview was dedicated to the upcoming 30 anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, associated with the then position of Mikhail Gorbachev. It was precisely then that the Soviet leader, “verbally”, certain Western colleagues promised that NATO would not expand eastward. 30 years have passed - and NATO bases are already deployed at the borders of the Russian Federation, including the territories of Poland and the Baltic states.
Gorbachev:
The fall of the wall was a huge step towards freedom. In this sense, we can talk about the victory of the ideas of perestroika. And the consequences of the fall of the wall, the unification of Germany were positive for Europe and the world.
In an interview, there was a conversation about the INF Treaty, which was signed under Gorbachev and which today virtually ceased to exist. According to the ex-president of the USSR, there is a militarization of world politics, the most important decisions are made bypassing the United Nations.
Gorbachev:
The USA is especially different in this, they “lead” and set a bad example to others. As a result, the cult of power, threats, revived,
weapons.
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interview Mikhail Gorbachev was asked whether he had recently approached Vladimir Putin. Gorbachev said that he sent short letters to the president of Russia, as well as the president of France.
The former head of the Soviet Union said that he’s not hiding anywhere and that his book is about to come out, entitled The Future of Global Peace. In it, according to Gorbachev, he talks about his worries and hopes.
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