Word: gorbachev
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Vulfsons believes that Gorbachev is still indispensable as President of the U.S.S.R. "Gorbachev is a brilliant tactician," he says. "Only he can keep control over the dark underside of Russian nationalism, particularly in its colonialist form...
...again, off-again course of reform in the U.S.S.R. is no more certain in the future. Gorbachev said as much in Oslo, advising the West that "it would be self-deluding" to expect the Soviet Union to copy its system. One of his closest advisers, Yevgeni Primakov, a member of the Soviet Union's Security Council, said in an interview that Moscow frowns on aid that is "tied to specific requirements...
...next few weeks, Gorbachev will be able to make two direct appeals to Western leaders. Following an agreement that resolved apparent Soviet violations of the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty, Moscow and Washington have now mounted what they hope will be the final push on START, the treaty that would reduce their strategic nuclear arsenals 25% to 30%. The two sides have designated START as their "top priority task." The summit Bush and Gorbachev were to hold in Moscow in February is likely to take place as soon as the treaty is ready for signing...
After months of trying to wangle an invitation and finally demanding one, Gorbachev will be asked to address the summit of the Group of Seven after its formal sessions wind up on July 17. The U.S. and Britain, the host country this year, had been reluctant to invite Gorbachev because they did not want to raise his expectations for aid. As Gorbachev said in Oslo, he thinks he is "entitled to expect large-scale support" to ensure perestroika's success. But, said British Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd, "I am sure Mr. Gorbachev is not expecting to find a check under...
...Oslo speech was a dress rehearsal for the two summits, Gorbachev might want to consider some fine tuning. Senior officials at the White House gave poor reviews to his approach -- "telling us we have to help save the system they've got or they're going to lose control of their nukes." That was ( something close to "rhetorical mugging," said one official, and another called it "attempted extortion." Gorbachev is in no position to threaten. He is more likely to get results from the West if he switches to specific pledges and actual performance...