Tag: Mikhail Gorbachev

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32 years after he pulled USSR out of Afghanistan, Gorbachev says America’s failed war was also a ‘bad idea from the beginning’

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The US should have admitted failure earlier in Afghanistan, but now is time to learn lessons and not repeat mistakes. That’s according to Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader who pulled his forces out of the same country in 1989. … Read More >32 years after he pulled USSR out of Afghanistan, Gorbachev says America’s failed war was also a ‘bad idea from the beginning’

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Gorbachev, once America’s greatest friend in Moscow, believes Capitol invasion calls into question stability of US as a state

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If anybody knows what circumstances herald the collapse of a superpower, it’s surely Mikhail Gorbachev. After all, the former Soviet president personally oversaw the downfall of the USSR, once America’s greatest global rival. … Read More >Gorbachev, once America’s greatest friend in Moscow, believes Capitol invasion calls into question stability of US as a state

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Cutting military spending to fund human security is ‘THE LEAST’ world leaders can do after pandemic – Gorbachev

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The Covid-19 pandemic shows that governments that think of security in mostly military terms are simply wasting money, Mikhail Gorbachev has said. Defence spending must be cut globally to fund things that humanity actually needs. … Read More >Cutting military spending to fund human security is ‘THE LEAST’ world leaders can do after pandemic – Gorbachev

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380,000 Soviet troops in East Germany were told not to interfere with bringing down the Berlin Wall – Gorbachev

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The USSR had scores of soldiers deployed in East Germany in 1989 but all of them were ordered to stand down to allow for Berlin’s “wall of mistrust” to fall, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said. … Read More >380,000 Soviet troops in East Germany were told not to interfere with bringing down the Berlin Wall – Gorbachev