Western 'thank' to Gorbachev

[Baron]

No one of western 'leaders' was present by funeral of Gorbachev
No respect to Gorby and his work

 

[toomuchtime_]

No one of western 'leaders' was present by funeral of Gorbachev
No respect to Gorby and his work

Obviously, they didn't want to travel to Russia under the present circumstances, but why didn't Putin attend?

 

[Ringel05]

Looks like Pootin snubbed the funeral......

Gorbachev buried in Moscow in funeral snubbed by Putin

And he would not let Western Leaders attend.......

Putin to stop Western leaders from attending Gorbachev's funeral

 

[Magnus]

No one of western 'leaders' was present by funeral of Gorbachev
No respect to Gorby and his work

Because Putin refused to honor Gorbachev by making it a state funeral. But, the US ambassador did attend the funeral.

U.S. Ambassador Set To Attend Gorbachev Funeral

The U.S. State Department said Ambassador John Sullivan will attend the funeral of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow on September 3.

www.rferl.org

 

[hjmick]

Looks like Pootin snubbed the funeral......

Gorbachev buried in Moscow in funeral snubbed by Putin

And he would not let Western Leaders attend.......

Putin to stop Western leaders from attending Gorbachev's funeral

So basically, though there is a grain of truth to the OP, it is mostly bullshit. Like 99.999999% bullshit...

 

[Ringel05]

So basically, though there is a grain of truth to the OP, it is mostly bullshit. Like 99.999999% bullshit...

It's Baron, what else would you expect?

 

[Baron]

Obviously, they didn't want to travel to Russia under the present circumstances, but why didn't Putin attend?

We're talking about western 'leaders', not about Putin who hates both Gorby and his Perestroika.
Especially Germans should be a little bit more thankful for reunification

 

[Baron]

And he would not let Western Leaders attend.......

No one wanted or asked for permission to visit Russia

 

[Baron]

Because Putin refused to honor Gorbachev by making it a state funeral. But, the US ambassador did attend the funeral.

U.S. Ambassador Set To Attend Gorbachev Funeral

The U.S. State Department said Ambassador John Sullivan will attend the funeral of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow on September 3.

www.rferl.org

Gorby changed the world.
No one said thanks except a small ambassador

 

[Ringel05]

No one wanted or asked for permission to visit Russia

And I'm sure you can provide evidence.......... Evidence that the Western Leaders would not have been taken hostage by Pootin if they even tried to show up.......

 

[Baron]

So basically, though there is a grain of truth to the OP, it is mostly bullshit. Like 99.999999% bullshit...

Of course Gorbachev is bullshit for you and of zero value now

 

[Baron]

And I'm sure you can provide evidence..........

In this case all western presstitutes would condemn Putin who'd denied an entry visa to a particular western politician

 

[Ringel05]

In this case all western presstitutes would condemn Putin who'd denied an entry visa to a particular western politician

Do you need a tissue or a tampon? Maybe both?

 

[Uncensored2008]

No one of western 'leaders' was present by funeral of Gorbachev
No respect to Gorby and his work

**** Gorbachev.

He was a scumbag. Boris Yeltsin was the hero of Russia.

 

[Foxfyre]

No one of western 'leaders' was present by funeral of Gorbachev
No respect to Gorby and his work

I for one sent up a little prayer for him and his family when I heard he had passed. He was appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union, but his heart never was in communism. He had too much economic sense and knew that Marxism--the philosophy now being pushed by the American left though they don't call it that--was not the way for a people or nation to thrive and prosper.

It was for that reason that he ended communism and oversaw the beginning of the disbanding the Soviet Union. Both Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan liked and admired him greatly despite some testy and blunt confrontations over the years. In time they became friends.

One of my most poignant memories was Mikhail Gorbachev, with tears in his eyes, attending President Reagan's funeral. And I thought that yes, peace in our time was possible.

 

[evenflow1969]

No one of western 'leaders' was present by funeral of Gorbachev
No respect to Gorby and his work

Well this a rare thing but I am with ya on this one! RIP Gorbachev!

 

[konradv]

I for one sent up a little prayer for him and his family when I heard he had passed. He was appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union, but his heart never was in communism. He had too much economic sense and knew that Marxism--the philosophy now being pushed by the American left though they don't call it that--was not the way for a people or nation to thrive and prosper.

It was for that reason that he ended communism and oversaw the disbanding the Soviet Union. Both Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan liked and admired him greatly despite some testy and blunt confrontations over the years. In time they became friends.

One of my most poignant memories was Mikhail Gorbachev, with tears in his eyes, attending President Reagan's funeral. And I thought that yes, peace in our time was possible.

He didn’t want to end communism; he was trying to fix it.

 

[konradv]

**** Gorbachev.

He was a scumbag. Boris Yeltsin was the hero of Russia.

Yeltsin was a such a drunk, he made Putin look good, hence Russia’s present situation.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Yeltsin was a such a drunk, he made Putin look good, hence Russia’s present situation.

He was a drunk - but it was he, not Gorby who ended the USSR.

Gorby went from red to green and didn't change one bit - a commie to the bitter end.

 

[konradv]

He was a drunk - but it was he, not Gorby who ended the USSR.

Gorby went from red to green and didn't change one bit - a commie to the bitter end.

The USSR fell apart when Gorby resigned. Yeltsin just picked up the piece that was Russia and ran with it.