NEWSMAX: Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev remembers Ronald Reagan as a great president and partner in ending the Cold War — even though the two initially labeled each other with distinctly unflattering terms….
Gorbachev credited Reagan’s vice president, George H.W. Bush, with laying the groundwork for the summit when he traveled to Moscow for the funeral of his predecessor, Konstantin Chernenko. Despite the need for a meeting between the leaders of the two superpowers, there was opposition in both countries that had to be overcome.
“So that is how it all started,” Gorbachev recalled. “The discussions were dramatic and sometimes harsh with recriminations. Of course it was all dignified but nevertheless sometimes harsh like I said. But two days later we agreed and signed a joint statement . . . The most important thing was that it said a nuclear war could not be won and must never be fought and secondly neither of our two nations will seek military superiority over the other side.” … (more)
