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Mikhail Gorbachev had already been in the history books for several decades for his crucial role in ending the Cold War. The last leader of the Soviet Union died Tuesday at the age of 91 in Russia. If his death aroused vibrant tributes in the West, where his fight for peace was particularly hailed, the contrast with the sobriety of the Kremlin is striking. Vladimir Putin thus simply expressed “his deep condolences” and “will send (this Wednesday) in the morning a telegram of condolences to the family and loved ones” of the former leader. Joe Biden, on the other hand, hailed Mikhail Gorbachev as a “rare leader”. His actions were those of a leader with enough “imagination to see that another future was possible and the courage to risk his whole career to achieve it”.
Hassan Iquioussen did not wish to submit to justice. The imam whose the Council of State validated Tuesday the expulsion decided by Gérald Darmanin is considered to be on the run and has been registered in the file of wanted persons (RPF). After the decision of the public institution, the police indeed went in the afternoon to the home of the preacher of Moroccan nationality, in Lourches near Valenciennes (North) in order to arrest him to deport him to the Morocco. But they did not find him, according to a source familiar with the matter who raised the possibility that he was in Belgium.
In his showdown with the West, Vladimir Putin continues to draw the energy weapon. The flow of Russian gas to France will thus completely dry up on Thursday, after the announcement Tuesday evening by the Russian giant Gazprom of the total suspension on this date of its deliveries to Engie. To justify its decision, the company notified the French group that it had not received “in full the financial sums due for the deliveries”.