US-Russian relations are now at their worst since the Cold War, but former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has expressed hope that it would be possible for Washington and Moscow to find a way to prevent a 'hot war' in the future
Moscow Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev may be remembered today as the man who presided over the collapse of an empire: The recent anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 saw major celebrations to mark the collapse of Communism in eastern Europe and the reunification of Germany.
Less well remembered was a meeting that followed just a few weeks later between Gorbachev and US President George H.W. Bush off the Mediterranean island of Malta, where the two leaders tried to come to grips with how quickly history had changed."Look at how nervous we are," Gorbachev told Bush, according to a Soviet transcript."We were shocked by the swiftness of the changes that unfolded," Bush said.Gorbachev and US President George H.W.
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