🔴 #Gorbachev died after a long illness, but no more details are known. World leaders, including Russian President Putin, French President Emmanuel Macron and UN chief Antonio Guterres, quickly paid tribute to Gorbachev following his death.

🔴 Starting in 1985, #Gorbachev began a series of attention-grabbing summits with world leaders. Especially US Presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush, which led to unprecedented, deep reductions in the American and Soviet nuclear arsenals. @ketgorjestani explains ⤵️

@ketgorjestani 🔴 Though in power for less than seven years, Gorbachev unleashed a breathtaking series of changes. But they quickly overtook him and resulted in the collapse of the authoritarian Soviet state. Historian @fabrice_almeida describes #Gorbachev 's legacy ⤵️

@ketgorjestani @fabrice_almeida 🔴 Russians blamed him for the 1991 implosion of the Soviet Union. His former allies deserted him and made him a scapegoat for the country’s troubles. Why is #Gorbachev 's legacy considered "complicated"? Our International affairs editor Philip Turle has this analysis ⤵️

@ketgorjestani @fabrice_almeida World leaders were quick to pay tribute to #MikhailGorbachev following the announcement of his death. Russia's leader Vladimir Putin said Gorbachev made a "huge impact" on world history. Here are some reactions from around the world ⤵️

@ketgorjestani @fabrice_almeida German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday commemorated Mikhail Gorbachev as a “courageous reformer and a statesman who dared to do many things” ⤵️

@ketgorjestani @fabrice_almeida But despite his controversial legacy, many Russians on Wednesday agreed that Mikhail #Gorbachev , who was a key figure in the country's history. FRANCE 24's @HoldsworthFilms tells us more ⤵️

@France24_en @FRANCE24 Rest in peace #Gorbachev 🕊️🕊️

@France24_en @FRANCE24 Tu vas manquer a tous les elèves de Terminale 😭. On parleras de toi dans le passé maintenant. Vas en paix GORBATCHEV. ❤️❤️

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@France24_en Rest on Big Leader 🙌🏿🖤