The Kremlin described former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Wednesday as a statesman who had altered world history, but said his 'romanticism' about prospects for a rapprochement with the West had been misplaced.
Helmut Kohl toasts with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and former German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher in this November 1990 file photo. REUTERS/Staff/Files/File PhotoAug 31 - The Kremlin described former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Wednesday as a statesman who had altered world history, but said his "romanticism" about prospects for a rapprochement with the West had been misplaced.
"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 and large-scale foreign policy, economic and social challenges," President Vladimir Putin said in a condolence telegram. Putin, who was serving in the Soviet Union's KGB security service when Gorbachev was in power, said the former leader had "deeply understood" that the Soviet system needed to be reformed and "strove to offer his solutions to urgent problems."Gorbachev died on Tuesday, aged 91. His reforms heralded the end of the Cold War but also hastened the collapse of the Soviet Union after less than seven years in power.
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