Reactions of world political leaders to the death of Mikhail Gorbachev

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Political leaders from around the world have reacted to the death of the last Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev.

In a telegram of condolence published on the Kremlin’s official website, the president of Russia, Vladimir Putinsaid today that the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, was “a politician and statesman who had a profound influence on the course of world history. He led our country through a period of complex and dramatic changes, large-scale foreign policy, economic and social challenges. He deeply understood that reforms were necessary, strove to provide his own solutions to urgent problems”, while extending his deepest condolences to the family of the deceased.-

The general secretary of the UN, Antonio Guterres, is “deeply saddened” by the death of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, whom he recalled on Tuesday as “a statesman who changed the course of history and did more than any other individual to peacefully end the Cold War”. He wanted to recall part of the speech Gorbachev gave when he received the Nobel Prize in 1990: “Peace is not unity in likeness, but unity in diversity.”

the chairman of United States, Joe Biden, offered his deepest condolences to the family and friends of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev following his death on Tuesday, praising his courage for admitting that “things had to change”. “He worked with President Reagan to shrink our two countries’ nuclear arsenals, much to the relief of people around the world praying for the end of the nuclear arms race,” he stressed, adding that “these are the actions of a leader were rare: one with the imagination to see that another future was possible and the courage to risk his entire career to achieve it.”

The general secretary of the NATO, Jens Stoltenbergrecalled on his Twitter account on Wednesday that the “historical reforms” of the late Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev “helped end the Cold War and opened up the possibility of a partnership between Russia and NATO” and that his vision of a better world ” remains an example”.

The chairman of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyenunderlined on his official Twitter account that “Mikhail Gorbachev was a trusted and respected leader. He played a crucial role in ending the Cold War and bringing down the Iron Curtain. He opened the way to a free Europe” in a statement. message on the occasion of the death this Tuesday of the last leader of the USSR.

The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz he remembered Mikhail Gorbachev as “a brave reformer and a statesman who dared much”. “We will not forget that ‘perestroika’ made possible the attempt to establish democracy in Russia, and that democracy and freedom could become a reality in Europe, that Germany could be reunited and that the Iron Curtain would disappear.” he emphasized.

the chairman of Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, has expressed grief over the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, recalling that his decisions “made a decisive contribution to ending the Cold War and making Europe and the world a place of greater peace and freedom”.

the chairman of France, Emmanuel Macron today expressed its condolences on the death of Gorbachev: “My condolences on the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, a man of peace whose elections opened the way to freedom for Russians. His commitment to peace in Europe has changed our common history,” wrote Macron on his Twitter account.

The Japanese Prime Minister, fumio kishidahas stated that Gorbachev has left “a great achievement as a world leader supporting the abolition of nuclear weapons”.