mikhail gorbachev passing away at the age of 91.e get more reaction and analysis coming up on france 24. next, ukraine, claimed to destroyed bridges and admission depots as well as pounding command posts in search of fighting in the south of the country, fueling speculation that the counteroffensive to turn the tide of the war is now underway. russia has said it repelled the attack, and avoided casualties. it took place in kherson. cranes authorities have not yet gone public on their intentions are at the state. here at france 24. x drones like this one- >> drones like this one are in the sky. the operators risk coming under fire from russian soldiers wanting to prevent the ukrainian army from discovering their locations. >> i think today's mission was useful. we have identified it russians constructing fortifications and strengthening their positions. >> ukrainian army says russian forces in the kherson region are vulnerable after it destroyed bridges over the river threatening russia supply lines. ukraine says it can bomb any brid

ah, mikhail gorbachev arrived and freedom followed. when he visited east berlin for the g d r's, 40th anniversary celebrations. gorbachev urged a shaneka to implement reforms. he warned the east german leader saying, life punishes those who come too late. a month after his visit, the berlin fell. and with the iron curtain that had divided europe for decades, it was gorbachev's reformers, policies that helped unleash a peaceful revolution across eastern europe with douglas as yet he laid out his agenda and his 1st speech as leader of the soviet union. okay, so a stark contrast to what had gone before. we're also shit, vanya, we it's for you as though all right, right. every piece and freedom is the most important, basic right of action vigil for our kilobit. gorbachev wanted to change the soviet union to bring it closer to the people. he promoted glass, most openness and perestroika reforms to words that will forever be associated with him. his new outlook was popular with many his policies also applied to the military, despite the resis

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well, mikhail gorbachev was arguably the most courageous politician of the 20th century. he was able to change history to break apart something seemingly unbreakable, at the soviet union. mister garbage was also responsible for over a month ago, for a period of very difficult political reforms before the collapse of the soviet union. and i, it took russia a long time to overcome the economic crisis and poverty of the early, early ninety's. so many people in the, that pu russia came to feel that gorbachev through forums, glasnost and striker, were not enough to provide them with a dignified life. still mikhail gorbachev st. legacy after the collapse of this, of you to noon a collapse that he is. rous gerstner associated with a difficult one. and nowadays, more than a quarter century after the fall of the iron cart, many people in russia say they feel betrayed by gorbachev. and more generally that if you betrayed by the west, can you tell us a little bit about the relationship between gorbachev and vladimir putin it was a very difficult relationship, and gorbachev supported

mikhail gorbachev mikhail gorbachev caused wind changes in russian society, he tried to change the communistwhich was impossible and began cooperation with the west, stopping the cold war. the track list, which is most likely to become the new prime minister of great britain, said that right now it is important to remain committed to the principles that were established by mikhail gorbachev of cooperation with europe in a similar vein, the leaders of the official brussels, the president of the european commission, expressed today. ursula von derain noted merit. gorbachev in the fall of the iron curtain, which, according to her, returned freedom to europe, and the head of foreign diplomacy of the european union, jose barrel, in turn, added that it was mikhail gorbachev who laid the foundation for cooperation with the european union. the head of nato also, in turn, noted that, in his opinion, the first and only president of the ussr established cooperation with the north atlantic alliance. mikhail gorbachev's historic reforms led to the collapse of the soviet union helped end the cold war and

he was deputy foreign minister under mikhail gorbachev. was a great - reformer, he used peaceful means. gorbachev showed that you can live a good life in this world, a peaceful life, without wars. on the streets of moscow, opinion was divided. "it was a big mistake that the ussr fell apart," says victor, "and that gorbachev failed to save it." "i respected him," says marina. "to me, he represented hope and freedom. "i am grateful to him." as for gorbachev�*s legacy, much of that has been destroyed. the arms race and geopolitical tension are back. gorbachev will be remembered for at least having tried to end the rivalry between east and west. but i will remember him for this. after one interview, he had invited me to play his piano while he sang the favourite songs of his late wife. it was a surreal, but special moment that showed the warm, human side of the russian leader who had struck a chord with millions around the world. remembering mikhail gorbachev, who has died at the age of 91. that report was from a russia editor, steve rosenberg,

there are some americans who may be tempted to call mikhail gorbachev. the soviet jimmy carter, a leader, a man who had the best intentions for his country and his people, but whose policies left voters feeling worse? not better. mister tubman, what do you say it was he was he the soviet jimmy carter at the end of the day? i'm sorry. are you asking me? yes, yes. yes. well, i'm to, i'm rolling that around in my head of the as i said, there was a certain naive tate gorbachev. there was a certain utopianism. but on the other hand, gorbachev was tough and canny. and his ability working within the still confines of the soviet system to get commerce communist hard liners to give up their power until they change their mind and tried to get his a get him to give up is, was really quite extraordinary when you go back to 1985 when he took over and assumed the leadership of a poet bureau that included a of the brush enough cohorts cohorts and lackeys. it's really remarkable what he was able to do. in fact, the irony, i think, is that he proved to be a more successf

the death of the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev. he has died at the age of 91. ian news agencies are reporting this evening. we can return to steve rosenberg, who is our russian editor. you were talking about how russia remembers gorbachev and how different it is to the way he seems outside the country. >> yes, many russians criticized him, but outside of russia, he was lauded as the m who helped end the cold war, a man who tried his best to make the world a safer place. he did not set out to destroy the soviet union. this happened. that is simply because many people believe that the soviet union was not reform mobile. he tried to change things. he realized that in the mid-1980's, the ussr needed chan. the soviet economy was in big trouble. something had to be done. he tried to do something, but the country fell apart. i think it is important to mention that he was a very warm person. this was a man who loved dearly his wife. this is a man with a sense of humor. huge contrast to some of the political figures in power in russia today. can you blame gorbachev for g

top story will follow and flee tributes of being made around the world to former soviet leader mikhail gorbachev. his died of the age of $91.00 with policies that promoted free speech and reform within the communist bloc. gorbachev forged a new dialogue with the west, the ultimate 8th, brought down the iron curtain and rose about jamming re edification. and with that you are up to date to our show made is coming out next monday can mckinnon. i'll be back at the top of the hour with international headlines. thanks for watching. ah ah, with ah ah, with ah, it's generating a lot of high the metaphor is working in virtual world shopping in our digital doppelganger is the avatars are having fun. but is our data safe? and how do companies benefit we put on our goggles and dive into the members made in germany and next to blue small acts can inspire big changes, meet the people making a possible, go africa. joined them as they set out to save the environment. learn from one another and, and work together for a better future. many thoughts do you all for tuning in africa. in 60 minutes on d, w. o. into

we don't know what mikhail gorbachev said, but it's unlikely they were kind words about mr. putin. er 12 years under putin, gorbachev wanted change. he wasn't alone. the months leading up to this ceremony saw unprecedented opposition to putin's rule. with tens of thousands of people regularly on the streets calling for him to go. gorbachev supported them publicly. and from that point, he didn't hold back as a critic of russia's political direction and leadership. >> translator: we have now reached a stage where we interrupted perestroika, but there will be no turning back. even as vladimir putin and others return to those old methods of control, with force and fear. >> over time, gorbachev's views on putin had flipped. when putin first took over as president, gorbachev backed him. and he kept backing him for a long time. in this 2008 interview with cnn, gorbachev defended putin's leadership and his commitment to democracy. >> translator: putin has been a successful president. >> gorbachev's view of putin and his policies have changed with putin's policies. and with putin's own chang

well, many| russians blame mikhail gorbachev president gorbachev?me mikhail gorbachev for the collapse of the soviet union. many see him as having been a week leader, someone who couldn't keep control of the reforms he started that spun out of control and lead to the disintegration of the soviet empire. but the fact is that when mikhail gorbachev set out in the 19805 to try to reform the ussr, there was no textbook he could pick up there was no textbook he could pick up entitled how to reform the soviet communist superpower. he tried his best — i think his heart was in the right place, he wanted to change his country for the best and, crucially, he wanted to build a more peaceful world, he believed in peace. he wanted to do everything he could to prevent the cold war turning hot — and he achieved for that, he helped at the cold war. the situation we have now more than 30 years on is very different — we have an administration in russia which is determined to raise conflict and confrontation with the west. in many ways, vladimir putin is the polar opp

this reality was made possible to a large degree by a soviet leader named mikhail gorbachev. he knew when to wield power and also when not to, it made possible the end of the cold war and the end of a divided germany. it also triggered the implosion of the soviet union. mikhail gorbachev died yesterday in the west many or mourning the loss of a statesman who they also considered a friend inside russia. many are reminded of the leader who was in charge when everything fell apart. i'm forgotten berlin, this is the day. ah and moved together for me. he wasn't courageous for math and a statesman who dead to too many things. and they figured he did a lot of damaging things to our country. we're the ones facing the consequences. well, let me, i had a little, much of a sand, leaned freedom of russian society. you'll go off with don. i think he wanted to show all countries and also the west, the, you know, i would say all countries around the world that we are a peaceful country that we are ready to disarm to left promised them. because gorbachev is one of those people who changed th

and he is mikhail gorbachev. there's a reason why god chose relation to germany and to the germans is described as a special relationship as a reason why gorbachev's has been described here in germany. as germany's most beloved russian at the reforms that he put in place in the soviet union were absolutely significant. not only for the fall of the berlin wall for the whole process around that, for those peaceful demonstration in eastern german cities, the so called peaceful revolution. but also to germany's reunification. after that, it's important to remember that when german chancellor helmut coil was planning and discussing the possibility of german reunification, he not only sought the approval of the united states. he also sought the approval of the soviet union. and as a very memorable meeting in february of 1990 when he visited moscow. and he said that gorbachev was basically in favor of german reunification. and this clearly explains why gorbachev's until to day remains an incredibly important figure. not

mikhail gorbachev smiled, he was relaxed.st, he acquired almost pop—star status for helping to end the cold war. but at home, it was a different story. born in the days of dictator josef stalin, gorbachev became a committed communist, rising fast through the ranks of the soviet communist party to the ruling politburo. gorbachev stood out — he was young, energetic, unlike his colleagues. as kremlin old—timers died in quick succession, the ussr was looking more like a cemetery than a superpower. but in 1985, gorbachev became leader and launched perestroika — reforms to reinvigorate the soviet union. at home, there were western—style walkabouts. abroad, he charmed an iron lady and a us president. together, gorbachev and reagan slashed their nuclear arsenals. with a reformer in the kremlin, eastern europe saw a chance to break free from moscow. when the berlin wall fell, crucially gorbachev refused to intervene to prop up the iron curtain. by now, his own country was breaking apart amid ethnic conflicts and economic chaos. gorbac

unsurprisingly, there's been an absolutely huge outpouring of condolences for the former soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev. i mean stuffing arrow, we have putin who expressed his deepest condolences on the some point later today. he is expected to get in touch with gorbachev's friends and relatives and express those condolences to him. un secretary general antonio good terrorist described him as a one of a kind states new change the course of history. the u. k. p. m, admired gorbachev's, courage and integrity, your opinion and presence of underlying praised him the trusted unrestricted leader who laughed as she described. unforgettable legacy. and i could go on rory, but just touching on not from forgettable legacy that live on the lion praised him for. i think he's fed say that it is a bit of a mixed bag. depending on where you look at it from in the west. gorbachev is seen as this sort of progressive reforming lead. you both around democracy, an error of hope. and he opened up ross, and of course he did, you know, he, he bought an end, the cold war, he signed a number of arms reduction treaties with the

of conflicts or is that just a rule and amassing over the years or did some things stem with mikhail gorbachev? well, i think maybe it wasn't so much mistake, but it was maybe a, a deficiency of michelle gorbachev's abilities and his character that i interviewed a lot of the young leaders at republic level after those republics became independent states after 1991. and some of them had very clear visions of what they thought was going to happen and what they wanted for their new country. i tended to feel that gorbachev was not one of those people who had a very clear vision of where to go that he would eat. he was really swept along by things. and this meant that when, when the soviet union seemed, seem dude to collapse, that he wasn't capable in any way of even making maybe relatively small adjustments that might have kept it together. you know, one thing that we get is that president george bush in the us was very hostile to the idea of the soviet union breaking up. and he were a, he went to ukraine in the autumn and argued against ukrainian independence. and, and there was a lot of feeling

we know that mikhail gorbachev supported the 2014 annexation of crimea. but what happened afterwards? it's not so clear me, do we have an idea of what gorbachev thought about vladimir putin in the invasion of ukraine? you know, brent, i think that's my impression. gorbachev was always very careful to keep his bill to himself. and although he had some hints that he was disappointed with what happened from the 24th of every over this 8 years since put in invaded crane 2014. she never said any word of direct criticism. he supported, as he said, the annexation, he supposed to put his policies that his official, what he thought maybe will know eventually, but not now. his public record remains as such. constant innagot is always with excellent insight. russia and the passing of mikhail gorbachev. constantine, thank you. experts from the u. n's nuclear watchdog are on their way to these operates in nuclear power plant in ukraine to carry out long awaited inspections. now to get there. they have to cross the front line between the city of separates which are stil

brent: we know mikhail gorbachev supported the 2014 annexation of crimea.ut what happened afterwards is not so clear. do we have an idea of what goachev thought about vladimir putin d the invasion of ukraine? >> you know, that is my impression, gorbachev was also very careful to keep his ideals to himself. although we had some hints that he was disappointed with what happened from the 24th of february, over the eight years since putin invaded ukraine, he never id any word of direct criticism. he supported the annexation, he supported putin's policies. that is official. maywhat he -- what he thought, maybe we will know eventually, but is public record remains as such. brent: russia and the passing of mikhail gorbachev. thank you. experts from the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog around the way to the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine to carry out long-awaited inspections. to get there, they have to cross the front line of the city of zaporizhzhia, which is still under ukrainian control, and the russian occupied newark -- nuclear power plant. the mission fol

ah mikhail gorbachev. the last leader of the soviet union, he was the, during his, almost 6 years in office, garbage have set in motion, a series of radical reforms that would change the course of history in this program . we'll be looking at some of the pivotal chapters of his life and examining his legacy. ah oh, for the 1st time. so the green destroying weapons, they already had mister gorbachev. chair down yep, you're going to show you what you eat with 40 in the middle of which will solid garbage have overhauled the soviet union's foreign policy by introducing the new political thinking doctrine, which thought relations with the west and brought about the end of the costly cold war, garbage i've called for the world to be seen as united and interdependent. instead of divided into communist and capitalist countries, he saw the balance of interests of different countries as a way of solving international problems. universal values had to be recognised above all others, whether they be religious or natio

we know that mikhail gorbachev supported the 2014 annexation of crimea. but what happened afterwards? it's not to clear me, do we have an idea of what gorbachev thought about vladimir putin in the invasion of ukraine? you know, brent, i think that's my impression. gorbachev was always very careful to keep his bill to himself. and although we had some hints that he was disappointed with what happened from the 24th of february, oh, this 8 years since put in invaded, he craned 2014. she never said any word of direct criticism. he supported, as he said, the annexation, he supported put his policies that his official, what he thought maybe will know eventually, but not now. his public record remains as such. constant innagot is always with excellent insight. russia and the passing of mikhail gorbachev. constantine, thank you. let's take a look now at some of the other stores that are making headlines around the world. germany has reached a compensation deal with relatives of his release killed in the attack at the munich olympics. in 1972 german media are repor

the soviet leader who helped the end of the cold war mikhail gorbachev has died at the age of 91. gorbachev introduced policies that encouraged openness and reform within the communist block and forged warmer ties with the west. this ultimately brought down the iron curtain that divided europe since 1945 and put germany on track to re unification. but while often hailed as a hero in the west, at home, his legacy is complicated. the property of your machine, mikhail gorbachev. first speech as leader of the soviet union, it was clear he was a stark contrast to his predecessors. we had for you as though all right, i live in peace and freedom is the most. am your ultima basic right of action. laura, jewel, rolla, jewelry. gorbachev wanted to change the soviet union to bring it closer to the people. he promoted glasnost openness and perestroika reforms to words that will forever be associated with him. his new outlook was popular with many his policies also applied to the military. despite the resistance of soviet generals issued to us in severe orders almost, i'm convinced that we will also hav

how did mikhail gorbachev rule? and his rule in the collapse of the u. s. s. are impacting the current world's order. would you say? well, especially in this just said in his statement, a huge, huge impact on cost of world politics fundamentally changed because of gorbachev that we live in a poster contest world. it was gorbachev the books, freedom and democracy, not just a russia eastern europe. it was go, go, go to the cold war reduced instance. it's actually interesting, michael, a lot, a lot safer place in your introduction to this discussion. we're going to have you made all sorts of points about negative legacies of gorbachev in relation to nitro expansion and the current divisions in the world. you're crying and so on. but i have to say, i have to disagree. those will go, but chose like this is, those were the legacies of the people who kind of after you go, because vision or, you know, an integrated single well, right? living in the home is still irrelevant vision, even though it seems very much. and so, as far as i'm concerned, you know, the positive

with a good a virtual mikhail gorbachev. a oval hold the soviet union's foreign policy by introducing the new political thinking doctrine, which also ultimately thought relations with the western brought about the end of the costly cold war. now gorbachev a cold for the well to be seen as united and interdependent. instead of divided into a communist and capitalist countries, he saw the balance of interests of different countries as a way of solving international problems. universal values had to be recognized above all others, whether they were religious or national. soviet leader also wanted to see the world free of old nuclear weapons by the start of the 21st century. ah, he ended the isolation of our country and she brought last most and freedoms. he accompanied gorbachev's to the key meetings of the time. witnessing his history was made. one such meeting was the reykjavik summit in october 1986, the 1 when ronald reagan and may have gorbachev moved to a ground breaking nuclear arms control agreement. despite torques coll

it did do we think that the plan of mikhail gorbachev failed?— gorbachev failed?ee how he will deal with situationally criticised gorbachev was then when he was in the kgb and didn't understand why the tanks didn't understand why the tanks didn't volunteer europe. vladimir putin stays the russian state was not accorded the same respect the ussr had been on one of my earlier guests was touching on this point. do you think there is an element of truth in that? was it a lack of respect? i think there was a misunderstanding what the ussr was in the 19805 and he tried to evolve the form and structure and instead of collapsed. more power was given to the russian state than the ussr and that drove the national strand that broke things up. i think therefore there is some merit in the way of looking at around but overall i don't think gorbachev attended any of this to come to pass and i think he saw a more utopian picture for the soviet people and he thought he had a tide of popularity which the town for a while to bring about the changes and the consequences of that are s

this mixed russian view of mikhail gorbachev. for yes, for many russians, indeed, gorbachev doesn't only stand for freedom and openness, but also for the collapse of the soviet union. phil and it very much depends on who you ask. people from my generation, for so the transition from socialism to democracy as a great opportunity that they are very grateful talk about yourself, but for many others as the collapse of the soviet union is primarily associated with the economic cows. poverty and a are unemployment in russia. during those times, a families who no longer knew how to raise their children. so gorbachev as the destroyer of their families, prosperity, even though their country was already facing and economic collapse before got much of. and on top of this, over the course of the last 20 years rush, the propaganda has constantly repeat that that, that, that the collapse of the ussr east is the greatest geopolitics catastrophe of the 20th century. and that's why vladimir putin likes to be portrait as a young leader who saved ru

mikhail gorbachev, who's died at the age of 91. orld leaders have been paying their respects to mr gorbachev. french president emmanuel macron described him as a man of peace whose choices opened a path to freedom for russians. saying his commitment to peace in europe changed our common history. borisjohnson, uk prime minister, said he "always admired the courage and integrity gorbachev showed in bringing the cold war to a peaceful conclusion". ursula von der leyen, president of the european commission, remebered him as a trusted and respected leader who played a crucial role to end the cold war, bring down the iron curtain and open the way for a free europe. she said his legacy is one we will not forget. antonio guterres, the un secretary general, praised mikhail gorbachev as "a one—of—a—kind statesman who changed the course of history." he said, "the world has lost a towering global leader." let's go live to amherst, massachusetts, where i'm joined by the pulitzer prize—winning author william taubman, who wrote gorbachev, his life

and mikhail gorbachev played a crucial role making a peaceful reunification possible. ah, come here to this gate. mister gorbachev. open this. ah mister gorbachev, tear down this way. i know he 90 knowing mikhail gorbachev visited germany promoting perestroika and glass no see my interrogates, got about and people could shave quickly falling. i did the leadership of the communist body and moscow was much more open, much mounting, reacting on literally pushing the time a i think that he wanted to make the, the leaders of the eastern world understand you have to accept that we live in times of changing and if we don't to react, we will be pushed by sallow. ah. now gorbachev is not known only just for his new political thinking policies towards the west, but also for his love of western culture. and during his time, he had also to meet and greets, with the hollywood superstars rubbing elbows with the a list as he was also featured in european clothing campaigns and even had a starring role in a pizza hut commercial. oh, he's bad. all of us. we discourage his wisdom and hi

margaret thatcher, she said, "mikhail gorbachev is a man i can do business with."today at the relationship between putin and obama. look at what putin said the other day when he said that the us unilaterally declared itself the winner of the cold war, it never tried to establish a new balance of power, it's only interested imposing a unilateral diktat which can only lead to conflict and chaos. putin and his attitude to the united states appears to have a completely different approach from your own. very specifically, do you support putin's annexation of crimea, the fact that russian troops are still reported to be in east ukraine and russia has recognised the recent elections in eastern ukraine, which the rest of the world has described as completely illegitimate? do you support putin's positions there? when you picked up the nobel peace prize in 1991, you said, "you know what? i am always an optimist." i wonder if there is much room for optimism today. when you see the crisis in relations between the western powers and vladimir putin, when you see conflict, again,

here came mikhail gorbachev. a member of a new generation, a not of the old communists who had lived and worked under stalin, but of a different generation. more of a technocrat, more of a, a man with ideas. and he did have ideas about how to change the soviet union, how to allow it to us to develop and survive. glass noticed openness in english, perestroika, that means restructuring, glass nosed, gave russian, and other peoples living in at that time, the soviet union, the opportunity to speak out, to, to, to talk about their society, to talk about their leaders to examine. and this is, i think it's very important the history of the soviet union, the horrors that the people endured under stalin under lenin. ah, no subject was taboo any more. but it, it, it was a, a, a process that you could liken to sort of opening up a steam valve or something like that on a very complicated apparatus. and once that valve was opened, the whole thing became unstable and eventually just broke apart. and of course, you know, you a

at the end of that year, mikhail gorbachev announced his resignation and the soviet union was dissolved with many russians holding him responsible for it to my last d w political correspondent, thomas sparrow. if that was how mister gorbachev would be remembered here in germany as the man who allowed reunification. absolutely, that's certainly the case. there's a reason why go by troughs relationship to germany and to the germans has been described as a special relationship. there's a reason why he's being described as germany's most beloved russian, and that has to do with those reforms that he implemented in the soviet union, which ultimately also paved the way for the so called peaceful revolution in east and germany for people going to the streets and protesting which also then led to the fall of the berlin wall and ultimately to germany's reunification in 1990. important to stress that then chancellor him would call, wanted to have not only the united states on board, but also the soviet union. and when call went to moscow to try and get that support, he got it from gorbachev. and

and mikhail gorbachev played a crucial role making a peaceful re unification possible. ah, come here to this gate. mister gorbachev. open this gate. ah mister gorbachev, tear down this was in 1989 mikhail gorbachev visited germany promoting perestroika and glass. no. see my heritage got about and people longing for change quickly followed his ideas. the leadership of the communist party in moscow was much more open, much smiling, reacting on the political questions of the time. ah, i think that he wanted to make thee the leaders of the eastern world understand you have to accept that we live in times of changing. and if we don't react, we will be pushed by side ah, for his work on improving relations between the east and west mikhail gorbachev was awarded the nobel peace prize and was twice named time magazines, man, year in 2014 germany marked a quarter century since the fall of the berlin wall mikhail gorbachev was a special guest. at the ceremony, he visited the infamous checkpoint charlie, which had previously divided the city between soviet and western control and r

one indisputable fact is that mikhail gorbachev through led to the end of the soviet union. the rti documentary team has been recalling one of the most important historical events of the entire 20th century. and the doc runs throughout the day. ah, you never dreamed that the use of hardwood collapse when you said that i was move about to leave the work for the union with help for the end of soviet power for everything to turn out one ever to receive due to the current situation. yup, i'm gonna show you where you did miss. i'm resigning as president of the usa rather bowler, which is rolled up with yet. yoga wish to follow us on wednesday. yeah. like i said, family for the autonomy and independence of the peoples and sovereignty of the republics, while preserving the ussr is a state and the country's territorial integrity. ah, events have taken a different path. ah ah ah i let's move on the program now to the latest developments in ukraine conflict, the russian defense ministry. saskia forces bond a radioactive waste processing, building these up a rogia nuclear power plant o

mikhail gorbachev radically changed my life as well. will never forget this, the largest western european newspapers note the duality of personality. gorbachev british finational times writes for the west the president of the ussr is a hero, but in russia many people condemn him for the collapse of the economy and the collapse of the soviet union gorbachev tried to reform an unviable system and involuntarily let the situation out of control speaks of two geopolitical realities. post-soviet. the period of gorbachev's life in one love and honor from western capitals is another sharp criticism from many russians. they associate gorbachev's rule not with the hitherto inconceivable level of freedom, but with an equally unthinkable collapse in the standard of living, about the same thing the frenchman writes. it’s great, according to the author of the article, in russia gorbachev sees the gravedigger of the soviet empire, while the peoples of eastern europe perceive him as a liberator involuntarily, however the policies of some eastern europea

mikhail gorbachev, who has died at the age of 91. ders have been paying their respects to mr gorbachev. us presidentjoe biden said mr gorbachev was a man of remarkable vision and had the courage to risk his entire career to achieve a different future. borisjohnson, uk prime minister, said he always admired the courage and integrity gorbachev showed in bringing the cold war to a peaceful conclusion. antonio guterres, the un secretary general praised mikhail gorbachev as a one—of—a kind statesman who changed the course of history. he said the world has lost a towering global leader. and ursula von der leyen, president of the european commission, remembered him as a trusted and respected leader — one who opened the way for a free europe. she said his legacy is one we will not forget. i'm joined now by maria snegovaya, postdoctoral fellow at georgetown university. shejoins us from washington dc. maria, was gorbachev a leader who lost a country or the man who lost a country or the man who gave millions of their freedom?— who gave millions

the former soviet leader mikhail gorbachev who has died at the age of 91. nalysis and he nowjoins us from moscow. we will come to the view within russia on gorbachev but may now expand a little on how you think he will be seen by the rest of the world in historical terms. it is world in historicalterms. it is remarkable — world in historicalterms. it is remarkable to _ world in historicalterms. it is remarkable to think- world in historicalterms. it 3 remarkable to think today that world in historicalterms. it 1 remarkable to think today that not so long ago there was a time when there was a man in power in moscow in the kremlin who was seen as a hero by millions across europe and in the west. a man of peace. that is how he will be remembered by people across europe and people in the us, as someone who did his best to bring peace to the world. to end the cold war and to try to make the world a safer place. he did not set out to destroy communism and he did not set out to destroy the soviet union. that happened, he lost control of his reforms, and the rest wa

how can we from western chinese media outlets to the death of mikhail gorbachev? why such opposing views of the sea, the soviet leader? do you think 1st of all allow me to pray for the soul of mister gorbachev. now that he passed away from the historical scene, and he has been a very awkward figure in modern history. and i think lots of people around the world mom is passing away make mister gorbachev is controversial. in many ways, he has been held as a hero by many people in the west. inside russia for example, many people also attribute the collapse of the former soviet union to many of his mistakes in china. we also look at his legacy in a very objective way. we think he eventually turned out to be to romantic, as a said to idealistic and he lacks pragmatism. and the really good sense is like the states and he was also very condos. all the false promises that the united states and others made regarding, for example, of the space of nato, and many other things to such an extent, many walls that russia for they suffers from actually, can be attributed to the mist

susan page, your thoughts on the legacy of mikhail gorbachev? really an example how an individual leader can make a difference. there was nothing inevitable about the course that gorbachev took. he made a huge difference in just about six years in power. but he needed a partner. a partner in margaret thatcher. he had a partner with ronald reagan. we shouldn't forget how much resistance there was within reagan's own ranks with engaging with this soviet leader. there was a lot of suspicion whether to trust mikhail gorbachev. and as it was mentioned in her piece, nancy reagan was one of the trusted advisers. i think her role should not be overlooked here. and just one more thing, george h.w. bush managed to land a plane with the dissolution of the soviet union, with the end of the cold war. that was a treacherous period and he handled with enormous deftness. i'd be curious to hear what my partner david ignatius has to say with the series of gorbachev that has enabled him to do the legacy that he's left. david? >> so, if i can respond to that, susan

vladimir putin sent a telegram with deep condolences to the family and friends of mikhail gorbachev, died the day before in the evening the telegram was published on the kremlin website i will quote mikhail gorbachev was a politician and statesman who had a huge impact on the course of world history. he led our country during a period of complex dramatic changes on a large scale. he deeply understood not the political economic social challenges that reforms were necessary, he sought to offer his own solutions to urgent problems. vladimir putin also noted the great humanitarian, charitable and educational activities that mikhail gorbachev had been conducting in recent years. mikhail gorbachev was born on march 2, 1931 in the stavropol territory during the great patriotic war, along with his mother , ended up in the occupation. as a schoolboy he worked on a combine harvester he was awarded the order of the red banner of labor graduated from school with a medal entered the lomonosov moscow state university first received a law degree, then an economic education in party work from 1962 i

time to sit down and talk with a world pays tribute to the late soviet leader mikhail gorbachev for ending the cold war overlooking a number of consequences from his policy such as the eastern expansion of nato and the conflict in ukraine who look at some more reactions also coming up, the russian defense ministry says ukraine has struck radioactive waste processing, building up the zappa, rogia and nuclear plant. so as a team from the u. n's, nuclear watchdog is on its way there. i made rising concerns for what conclusions it will go ahead. getting away from dependence and from the west. it's now the number one task future and for any cooperation with iran, it is developing progressively along with nuclear energy and nuclear power. russia foreign minister, it takes a swipe at the west, while holding talks with is a really and counterpart in moscow. despite accusations, russia was causing a global food crisis with things it was locking brain, leaving in korean board. since a shipping deal was reached, only one boat arrived in africa with the majority going were with wherever you're countin

as the tributes continue, preparations are being made for the funeral of mikhail gorbachev, the lastr of the soviet union. and we talk to the child refugee from ghana who's now at the summit of britain's fashion journalism. hello and welcome to the programme. russia has been accused of shelling a town near the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine, where a team from the un nuclear watchdog is expected on thursday. the plant, which was taken by russia in march sits on the banks of the dnieper river, 200 kilometres from crimea, which it annexed in 2014. our correspondent james waterhouse has the latest from kyiv. the chances of international inspectors making it to the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant were once remote. they are now looking a lot more promising or probable. at the moment, they are in the city of zaporizhzhia, a good hour and a half from the plant itself, but there are still bends in the road. moscow—installed officials say they don't yet have the right permissions to make it through their own military checkpoints. in their words, they will have to get in the queue

that is something that mikhail gorbachev was against.dn't welcome the breakup of the soviet union, but he said the institutions it represented and where it was going is not where it should have been going. >> well, the important point is that putin might have aspirations of re-establishing the russian empire of past but he will likely be stopped in ukraine from what we're seeing on the ground there. so that sort of delusion that vladimir putin has is not going to become a reality. you're seeing the baltic countries and you're seeing evidence in kazakhstan, reports of people pushing back on russian tourists there. you know, people are not buying what vladimir putin is selling. so this is not the 1980s. and, again, remembering mikhail gorbachev, he was the visionary who given the reality of what the soviet union was facing in that moment in time, he showed the leadership and the western leaders that were at the helm at that time, ronald reagan, margaret thatcher, these were great leaders. that period of time and the way that they navigated