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End of Cold War marks 25th anniversary

VALLETTA, Malta - The End of Cold War Monument stands close to Marsaxlokk Bay in southeastern Malta on Nov. 24, 2014. It commemorates the 1989 Malta Summit during which then U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev declared an end to the Cold War.

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Gorbachev stands on stage near Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev stands on a stage set up near Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin on Nov. 7, 2014, at a ceremony before the 25th anniversary of the wall's fall on Nov. 9.

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Gorbachev, Deng Xiaoping

BEIJING, China - File photo shows then Chinese paramount leader Deng Xiaoping (C) pose for photos with then Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and his wife Raisa at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing when the couple visited China in May 1989.

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Ex-Soviet President Gorbachev

MOSCOW, Russia - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev attends a press conference in Moscow on Aug. 17, 2011, prior to the 20th anniversary of an attempted coup in August 1991 that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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Soviet coup mastermind Yanayev dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Gennady Yanayev, who led the abortive 1991 Soviet coup and briefly declared himself president replacing Mikhail Gorbachev. Yanayev reportedly died in Moscow on Sept. 24, 2010, at 73 after a lengthy illness.

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Prime Minister Hatoyama talks with ex-Soviet President Gorbachev

TOKYO, Japan - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (L), accompanied by House of Representatives member Muneo Suzuki, speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2009, after talks with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

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Gorbachev makes speech at Gakushuin University

TOKYO, Japan - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev delivers a lecture at Gakushuin University in Tokyo on Nov. 13. He spoke about the role of the young in a new era.

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Gorbachev unveils his monument

NAHA, Japan - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (L) unveils a monument dedicated to him in a ceremony held in Naha, Okinwa Prefecture, on Nov. 12. The monument features the remark Gorbachev made during his visit to Okinawa two years ago: ''We are all the children of a planet called the Earth.''

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Bush's war big political mistake, Gorbachev says

OTSU, Japan - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev criticizes the U.S.-led attack on Iraq at a news conference in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 20. Gorbachev is in Otsu to attend the Third World Water Forum.

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Koizumi meets with Gorbachev

TOKYO, Japan - Former Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pose for a photograph prior to their talks in Tokyo on March 18. They shared the view that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's resignation is the best choice left to avert a U.S. war on Iraq.

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Kato complains about 'inconsistent' U.S. diplomacy

NEW YORK, United States - Koichi Kato (R), former secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is seated with former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev at Global Forum 2000 in New York on April 25. Kato chided the United States for lack of consistency in foreign policy.

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Former Soviet Pres. Gorbachev's wife Raisa dies

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Raisa Gorbachev (L) and her husband, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (R), paying a visit to Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, in April 1992. Raisa died of leukemia Sept. 20 at a hospital in Germany at 67. She had been hospitalized since July 25.

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Gorbachev's spokesperson Polyakov

Vladimir Polyakov, a spokesman for former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2022. Gorbachev died in August 2022.

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Gorbachev's spokesperson Polyakov

Vladimir Polyakov, a spokesman for former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 6, 2022. Gorbachev died in August 2022.

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Last Soviet leader Gorbachev dies at 91

File photo taken in May 1989 shows Mikhail Gorbachev. The last leader of the Soviet Union died on Aug. 30, 2022, at age 91.

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Mikhail Gorbachev in Tokyo in 1991

File photo taken in Tokyo on April 18, 1991, shows Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (C, L) and Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu (C, R) as they exchange piles of documents related to a Japanese-Soviet Joint Communique.

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Mikhail Gorbachev in 1990

File photo taken March 15, 1990, shows Mikhail Gorbachev being sworn in as the first president of the Soviet Union at the Kremlin in Moscow.

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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in Hiroshima in 1992

Photo taken April 17, 1992, shows former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (R), his wife Raisa and Hiroshima Mayor Takashi Hiraoka as they pose for photos at the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan.

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Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in Nagasaki in 1991

Photo taken April 19, 1991, shows Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev offering flowers at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, the southwestern Japan city on which a U.S. atomic bomb was dropped in the closing days of World War II in 1945.

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Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev in Tokyo in 1991

Photo taken April 16, 1991, shows Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (R) and his wife Raisa (L) meeting with Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the State Guest House in Tokyo.

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Is U.S. a mediator or catalyst for the Russia-Ukraine conflict?

STORY: Is U.S. a mediator or catalyst for the Russia-Ukraine conflict? DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:29 LOCATION: Islamabad/Havana/Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ukraine 2. various of the United States 3. SOUNDBITE (English): NAJMA MINHAS, Editor, Pakistani media outlet Global Village Space 4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): ANTONIO RONDON, Political analyst in Cuba 5. SOUNDBITE (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, Int'l relations lecturer, United States Int'l University (USIU-Africa) STORYLINE: As the Russia-Ukraine conflict grinds on, many analysts have been pondering over the root cause of the crisis. International relations experts say that long before the conflict began, the U.S. government's decision on NATO's eastward expansion is directly linked to the current crisis in Ukraine. SOUNDBITE (English): NAJMA MINHAS, Editor, Pakistani media outlet Global Village Space "You know, it's interesting, the role of the United States in this Ukraine-Russia crisis right now. When Gorbachev dissolved th

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Gorbachev unveils his monument

NAHA, Japan - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (L) unveils a monument dedicated to him in a ceremony held in Naha, Okinwa Prefecture, on Nov. 12. The monument features the remark Gorbachev made during his visit to Okinawa two years ago: ''We are all the children of a planet called the Earth.'' (Kyodo)

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Gorbachev makes speech at Gakushuin University

TOKYO, Japan - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev delivers a lecture at Gakushuin University in Tokyo on Nov. 13. He spoke about the role of the young in a new era. (Kyodo)

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Gorbachev makes speech at Gakushuin University

TOKYO, Japan - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev delivers a lecture at Gakushuin University in Tokyo on Nov. 13. He spoke about the role of the young in a new era. (Kyodo)

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12 (2007)

Ferit Myazitov Characters: Gorbachev Film: 12 (RUS 2007) / Twelve, Zw?lf Director: Nikita Mikhalkov 07 September 2007 Date: 07 September 2007

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Bush's war big political mistake, Gorbachev says

OTSU, Japan - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev criticizes the U.S.-led attack on Iraq at a news conference in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 20. Gorbachev is in Otsu to attend the Third World Water Forum. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi meets with Gorbachev

TOKYO, Japan - Former Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi pose for a photograph prior to their talks in Tokyo on March 18. They shared the view that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's resignation is the best choice left to avert a U.S. war on Iraq. (Kyodo)

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Soviet coup mastermind Yanayev dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Gennady Yanayev, who led the abortive 1991 Soviet coup and briefly declared himself president replacing Mikhail Gorbachev. Yanayev reportedly died in Moscow on Sept. 24, 2010, at 73 after a lengthy illness. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Soviet President Gorbachev

MOSCOW, Russia - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev attends a press conference in Moscow on Aug. 17, 2011, prior to the 20th anniversary of an attempted coup in August 1991 that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union. (Kyodo)

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End of Cold War marks 25th anniversary

VALLETTA, Malta - The End of Cold War Monument stands close to Marsaxlokk Bay in southeastern Malta on Nov. 24, 2014. It commemorates the 1989 Malta Summit during which then U.S. President George H.W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev declared an end to the Cold War. (Kyodo)

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Chernobyl zone, restricted territory, Izvestia daily newspaper

The June 17, 2019, photo of a copy of Izvestia daily newspaper with a photo of Mikhail Gorbachev and the date of April 9, 1986, in abandoned territory in Ukraine nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which was evacuated on the April 27th, 1986, day after the most devastating nuclear disaster in history. Chernobyl exclusion zone has also become a magnet for tourists seeking. (CTK Photo/Michal Okla)

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Former Soviet Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is pictured in his office in Moscow on Dec. 22, 2017, with a portrait of his late wife Raisa in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Soviet Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is pictured in his office in Moscow on Dec. 22, 2017, with a portrait of his late wife Raisa in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Soviet Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is pictured in his office in Moscow on Dec. 22, 2017, with a photo of when he was young. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Soviet Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is pictured in his office in Moscow on Dec. 22, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prime Minister Hatoyama talks with ex-Soviet President Gorbachev

TOKYO, Japan - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (L), accompanied by House of Representatives member Muneo Suzuki, speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2009, after talks with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. (Kyodo)

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Gorbachev calls on Ogi

TOKYO, Japan - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev (L) chats with Chikage Ogi (R), construction minister and leader of the New Conservative Party, during his courtesy call at the Construction Ministry on Nov. 29. Gorbachev is visiting Japan as president of Green Cross International, an international environmental group.

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Kato complains about 'inconsistent' U.S. diplomacy

NEW YORK, United States - Koichi Kato (R), former secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is seated with former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev at Global Forum 2000 in New York on April 25. Kato chided the United States for lack of consistency in foreign policy.

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Former Soviet Pres. Gorbachev's wife Raisa dies

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Raisa Gorbachev (L) and her husband, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (R), paying a visit to Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, in April 1992. Raisa died of leukemia Sept. 20 at a hospital in Germany at 67. She had been hospitalized since July 25.