The former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev full interview - BBC News

The former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has warned that current tension between Russia and the West is putting the world in "colossal danger" due to the threat from nuclear weapons.

In an interview with the BBC's Steve Rosenberg, former President Gorbachev called for all countries to declare that nuclear weapons should be destroyed.

[vespasian]

interesting one of the most important people in modern history is still alive and here to talk about it

Thanks for likes everybody ;)

RIP Gorbachev.

[birdAdele]

Only Russian speakers can hear that, but he talks in such a simple manner... Like an average Russian grandpa, simple man, not someone who had so much power

[derekwang]

“I shook hands with both Ronalds, Reagan and McDonald!”
- Mikhail Gorbachev

[ZadenZane]

I remember watching the news in the 1980s when Reagan, Thatcher, Gorbachev, Mitterrand and Kohl were in power all at the same time. It seems totally iconic now.

[oldcolonslash]

My brain: "Okay let's get some work done!"
_1.5 hours later_
My brain: "Yeah, let's watch the former soviet leader mikhail gorbachev full interview - bbc news"

[chungusmaximus]

Gorbachev: "The place where the Americans dropped their first bombs is still affected."

The interviewer: 🙂

[smilingearth]

RandomFact: Mikhail Gorbachev was the only leader of the USSR who was actually born in the USSR.

[RapinatorOhYeah]

I feel bad for him, all his effort of making sure there’s no war was deteriorate until his last breath
Rest In Peace, Mikhail Gorbachev, May your dream come true soon

[gabiedubin]

strange how this guy was once the leader of the soviet union and now he speaks to the camera like a normal bloke.

[Бриллиантоваячерепаха]

Knowing Russian language, I can say, everything that Gorbachev said is truly translated in English

[ACasualPerson]

Gorbachev: “You’re already filming, aren’t you?”
BBC: *Sweats nervously*

[Weaselthebassist]

He understood the Soviet system perfectly. He just refused to be a slave to it, he enacted policies he believed in. What a cool guy.

[ItIsRan]

Fun fact: Gorbachev is the only Soviet Leader to be born in the Soviet Union and not the Russian Empire

Edit: honestly not surprised people are arguing in the replies lol

[j.b.fsomin]

Gorbachev: Exists
Queen Elizabeth: Finally, a worthy opponent, our battle will be legendary!

[kinster]

Ain't no fun getting old. The only way I recognize this guy, is by the mark on his head.

[Sisteryoda]

I was recently wondering what happened to MG and am surprised with how sad I am at his passing. He seems a complicated figure, in many ways a visionary. It’s unfortunate that the people he resided over didn’t prosper following the breakup of the Soviet Union, and so they don’t see him as someone who changed the world for the better.
I hope the time is coming when the world will again see leaders who share a vision for global wellbeing and work together to that end. Thank you Mikhail Gorbachev for letting the walls get torn down.

[felipeneves]

"Chilly, but still a war"
Thats going in a history book someday

[salvatoralain]

Gorbachev is 88 years old, and he is still sane. Part of his guilt in the collapse of the USSR, he admits. I had to go all the way.

[manwiththem]

“You know I used to rule this whole country!”

“Okay grandpa.”

[ivvvkka]

I'm shocked that someone blames Gorbachev for destroying USSR. And I'm touched that he admits his fault in some interviews. Rest in piece, Mister Gorbachev! Even if it's true, at least you gave people what they wanted to recieve. Your government was more democratic than the modern Russian democracy