Former Soviet Leader Gorbachev Lauds George HW Bush for Political Abilities, Character

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Saturday expressed his "deep condolences'' to the family of former U.S. President George H.W. Bush and all Americans following his death. Gorbachev worked closely with Bush to bring an end to the Cold War in the late 1980s and 1990s, and lauded the former president for his abilities as a politician and his personal character. "It was a time of great change,'' he told the Interfax news agency, "demanding great...

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