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Mikhail Gorbachev leaves behind a legacy that will not be forgotten

2022-08-31 16:20:03Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Mikhail Gorbachev leaves behind a legacy that will not be forgotten
Mikhail Gorbachev

Grief, admiration, gratitude: After the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, high-level politicians from all over the world have praised the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and the last head of the Soviet Union.

The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has expressed himself "deeply affected" by the death of the former Soviet president, Mikhail Gorbachev, evaluating him as a "unique statesman" who changed the course of history. "He has contributed more than anyone else to ending the Cold War," Guterres said.

The American president, Joe Biden, described Gorbachev as a politician with "extraordinary horizons". As then head of the Soviet Union he worked alongside then president Ronald Reagan to reduce the nuclear weapons arsenal. In his country, Gorbachev started the path of "democratic reforms after decades of brutal political oppression". Gorbachev did not see "glasnost" and "perestroika" - opening and reform "just as slogans".

The legacy that will not be forgotten

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, especially raised Gorbachev's role for Europe. He played a decisive role in the fall of the Iron Curtain, von der Leyen wrote on Twitter. She praised Gorbachev as a reliable and respected leader. "He paved the way for a free Europe. We will never forget this legacy." EU Council President Charles Michel praised Gorbachev as a fighter for peace and expressed his condolences to his family, friends and the Russian people. Gorbachev was a man who dedicated his life with great commitment to peace and freedom, Michel wrote on Twitter.

And the French president, Emmanuel Macron, praised Gorbachev as "a man of peace, whose decisions opened the way for Russians to freedom." Macron further appreciated that "his commitment to peace in Europe has changed our common history."

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared that "I have always admired the courage and integrity he showed when he ended the Cold War." The outgoing Prime Minister, referring to the war launched by Putin in Ukraine, said that "in the times of Putin's aggression in Ukraine, his (Gorbachev's) untiring commitment to the opening of Soviet society is an example for all of us."

Without Gorbachev, there would be no unification of Germany

In Germany, Gorbachev was highly appreciated for his contribution to the unification of Germany. The General Secretary of the Social Democratic Party, Lars Klingbeil, praised Gorbachev for his role in ending the Cold War. "Without him the peaceful revolution would not have developed so peacefully, and perhaps German unification would not have been accomplished," Klingbeil wrote on Twitter. And the head of the CSU, Markus Söder, praised Gorbachev as a man who "before others understood the signs of the times, ended the Cold War and enabled a long period of peace." Söder emphasized that "he paved the way for the unification of Germany without hesitation."

German Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger wrote on Twitter that Germany is very grateful to Gorbachev. "He ushered in the end of the Cold War, enabled German reunification and gave his country a democratic moment." And the head of the Christian Democratic Party, CDU, Friedrich Merz said that "without Mikhail Gorbachev, the German unification would not have been possible. The CDU mourns a statesman whom Germany could trust, and who trusted us." "Can one man alone change the world? Yes. It can. Not with violence, not with tanks, with the withdrawal of 350,000 Soviet soldiers from Germany. Freedom for millions in Eastern Europe. German Union. Unthinkable without Mikhail Gorbachev," wrote the former head of the CDU, and the German politician, Armin Laschet." /DW


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