Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev some Time ago appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin. About this Politician said in an interview to the newspaper " Izvestia ".
According to Gorbachev, he "does not wish to impose on advisers" world leaders And only in certain cases, appeals to him - usually in a short letter. But Putin, the former President of the Soviet Union also appealed to the Emmanuel Macron.
"the world leaders at present is a huge responsibility. Time, frankly, worrying. And that's a big load, and among them the human, psychological. I know from my own experience, " - said the Politician.
Gorbachev has noticed that he "cannot hide" And did not hide his opinions, which makes conversation And articles published in Russia And abroad.
"sometimes I notice that my thoughts resonate in the words And actions of leaders," - he concluded.
The former President said that in the modern world are observed disregard for international law And the militarization of world politics. One example of these issues, Gorbachev called the collapse of the INF Treaty. The politician tried to convince the Russian Federation And the United States to prevent the destruction of this Treaty led to the aggravation of the danger of war And we've already seen a possible first step in this case - the proposal to introduce a moratorium on deploying medium-range missiles.
The US And USSR signed the INF Treaty in 1987: the parties undertook to eliminate all the complexes And ballistic missiles with wings of accommodation land with an average (one thousand - 5, 5 thousands of kilometers) And smaller (from five hundred to one thousand kilometers) range.
in October 2018 trump has announced the release of the US capital from the Agreement because of "noncompliance" by Moscow of the obligations, but the evidence for the U.S. side did not provide. In 2019 Russia in response to the actions of the United States has suspended its participation in the INF Treaty.
The agreement was terminated in early August.
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