The standoff between Russia and the west, that Gorbachev warns us about, feels at times like a petulant Twitter spat. Except its still deadly seriousIs it shocking to hear Mikhail Gorbachev say were on the brink of a new cold war? Or somehow reassuring, a familiar figure giving a familiar name to a familiar problem? Commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall, Gorbachev articulated his stance bluntly enough to convey that his views are widely held. He supported Putin, not on everything, but on all the matters of global importance articulated by the president last month. The exceptionalism of the …read more
Source: The Guardian
