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...surprisingly, Gorbachev had problems with the proposal. In a letter hand delivered to Bush during Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze's visit to Washington, Gorbachev replied that any MIRV ban should not be limited to land-based weapons, where the Soviets have a heavy numerical advantage, but should also include those aboard submarines, where the U.S. has the edge...
When plans were first made for Eduard Shevardnadze's trip to Washington, the aim was to prepare for the upcoming summit meeting between George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev. By the time the Soviet Foreign Minister arrived for three days of talks last week, the sessions had taken on far greater importance. In the wake of Gorbachev's campaign to thwart Lithuania's drive for independence, Shevardnadze's visit would be watched for signs of the damage done to U.S.-Soviet relations by Moscow's tough line -- and to gauge Bush Administration priorities in the era of waning superpower tensions...
...gauntlet was thrown down in another Baltic rebellion against the Soviets that could further complicate superpower relations. Even as Eduard Shevardnadze and the Bush Administration were trying to muffle Lithuania's impact in Washington, Estonia was setting off on a similar course of defiance. As Ruutel told a group of visiting TIME editors in Tallinn last week: "We understand the concern abroad that we are, perhaps, too bold in our demands and are undermining Gorbachev's position. But the interests of the superpowers should not be advanced at the expense of small nations...
Shortly before going to Washington, Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze met with a TIME group, led by editor in chief Jason McManus. Excerpts...
...superpowers set an early date for a Bush-Gorbachev meeting, dispelling any question that the Lithuania crisis might derail the get-together. -- Before departing for Washington last week, Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze spoke to TIME...