We understand that these 30 people have been killed and over 700 wounded in pastors in baghdad. Its following to with time and from politics of a leading shia cleric who stood firm for many years against us influence in iraq with it is so good to have you with us today here want to r t international. Weve got your top stories right now and we continue with our special coverage and its breaking news, her naughty international as the final leader of a soviet union. And they called gorbachev has died 891 in moscow Central Hospital as we understand it was after a prolonged illness and many top politicians from around the world have already expressed their condolences over his death. So for a moment here were naughty international. Lets take a look through gorbachev, legacy in our special coverage. Ah, i had all these peter scott with me in the studio just a bit earlier in the program. Hes been following the worlds reaction to the death of mechanical. Unsurprisingly, theres been an absolute
Leader of the soviet union, Mikhail Gorbachev has died aged 91 years old in moscow. Central hospital after a prolonged illness, we will be looking through his historic legacy in our special coverage in just a few moments. Im with at least 30 people are reportedly killed and over 7700 wounded in clashes in bagdad following the retirement from politics of a leading shia cleric, who opposes us influence. And a raft. With more than 1200 of key of troops are reported killed and a botched offensive ordered by ukrainian president Vladimir Zalinski in that country south that supporting data disclosed by russias defense with hello, youre watching our to international. Im donald quarter. Welcome to the program. Now breaking news on our t, the final leader of the soviet union, Mikhail Gorbachev has died aged to 91. 00 in moscow, Central Hospital after a prolonged illness and he top politicians from around the west have already expressed their deep condolences over his death. Now lets take a look
I dont think the cold war ever and and so if were moving into a new cold war, will absolutely just the continuation for them to, to can you can, you just expand on that . It was just, just briefly call me when you say that the cold war never really ended. A lot of people say that it ended there. Was it, there was a period of relative calm and then it restarts it again. But earl, you say the cold war never ended, or im saying the cold war never ended for many, for me and for a walk. But there are many very influential people that i do not really think it did. And they actually saw an opportunity. I think we have a policy of dating back even you know, before the fall of soviet union, the breakup. I think there was a policy within certain hierarchy where they agree or not. And i definitely dont agree of the u. S. A gemini, and i think we see that today as well. And i think a lot of people, and i think theres, theres a fight going on inside the the hierarchy as well. But i think, i mean, i
Was prepared to pay almost any price in order to receive the needed credits from outside. He saw the distributors ation of his own country. He had lost already control over Eastern Europe and he was losing control of his own party of his own establishment. And really, also fearing and after a cool in his own country, he was very weak, just fine, strong criticism of perestroika and its consequences. Gorbachev insisted that it was not a failure did only just been derailed. You will get them. I dont agree when people say the perestroika failed, it didnt fail. It was disrupted derailed in the beginning of 990. 00. Gorbachev Approval Rating in the u. S. S aust at 70 percent. However, by the end of the year that dropped all the way down to 20, lets get people felt let down by perestroika when their hopes for a Better Future simply were not met. Now at the same time go, but jobs racing in the west remain very high. In the west, he was at 81 percent Approval Rating in america, 75. 00 in german
Troops are reportedly killed and a failed, offensive ordered, pri, ukrainian president zalinski in the country south. That is, according to information released from rogers defense minister with id like moscow at 6 oclock in the morning. This is our t international, a pleasure to have you with us for our special rolling coverage of breaking news. The final leader of the soviet union, Mikhail Gorbachev. Has died 891 in moscow, Central Hospital offer a prolonged illness. Many top politicians from around the world have already expressed that condolences over his death. And now for a moment, lets take a quick look through gorbachev. Legacy in our special coverage chair. Were not into nash. Ah yeah, just a short time ago, i spoke with ortiz peter scott, who has been following the wells reaction to go which offset. Unsurprisingly, theres been an absolutely huge outpouring of condolences for the former soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev. I mean stuffing arrow, we have putin who expressed his de