MOSCOW: The last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev last week accused the US of drawing Russia into a new Cold War and said he feared hostilities could escalate into armed conflict.
The US “has already drawn us into a new Cold War, trying openly to achieve its main idea of triumphalism,” Gorbachev said in an interview with the Interfax news agency.
“Where will that lead all of us? A Cold War is already being waged openly. What’s next?” asked the 83-year-old former Soviet president who during his time in power eased relations with the West but is vilified in Russia for allowing …read more
Source: theSun
