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07:25 : When Mikhail Gorbachev said on French television that “Putin’s power is authoritarian”… March 2012, the former Soviet leader is then the guest of the “20 hours” of France 2 presented by Laurent Delahousse. Here is the sequence :
07:16 : The announcement late last night of the death of Mikhail Gorbachev forced some newspapers to “break their front page”, as they say. That is to say, they had to change everything, very quickly, before sending to the printer. Here is a small selection, French and foreign:
07:21 : The answer is no, @gil. Before his death, Mikhail Gorbachev had not spoken publicly about this conflict. He was extremely ill in recent years, and therefore very weak.
06:26 : Gorbachevreacted to the war?
06:25 : I’m saddened to hear of the death of Gorbachev. I always admired the courage & integrity he showed in bringing the Cold War to a peaceful conclusion. In a time of Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, his tireless commitment to opening up Soviet society remains an example to us all.
06:24 : On closer inspection, Boris Johnson is so far one of the only leaders to make the link with the current war in Ukraine. In a tweet, the British Prime Minister says he admired “courage and integrity” by Mikhail Gorbachev. “At a time of Putin’s aggression in Ukraine, his tireless commitment to the opening up of Soviet society remains an example for all of us”he wrote.
06:20 : Mikhail Gorbachev was a trusted and respected leader. He played a crucial role to end the Cold War and bring down the Iron Curtain. It opened the way for a free Europe. This legacy is one we will not forget. RIP Mikhail Gorbachev
06:20 : US President Joe Biden greets a “rare leader” having allowed “a safer world”. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tweets “a trusted and respected leader”, who “played a crucial role in ending the Cold War and bringing down the Iron Curtain”, and that “opened the way to a free Europe“.
06:15 : My condolences for the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, a man of peace whose choices opened a path to freedom for Russians. His commitment to peace in Europe changed our common history.
06:34 : Since the announcement of Mikhail Gorbachev’s death, there has obviously been a shower of tributes (you will find them all in our live). In the middle of the night Emmanuel Macron, for example, greeted on Twitter a “a man of peace whose choices have opened a path to freedom for Russians. His commitment to peace in Europe has changed our common history”.
(VITALY ARMAND / AFP)
07:06 : Like every morning, it is with a reminder of the news that we start the day:
He was the last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. Mikhail Gorbachev died aged 91 in Moscow, “after a long and serious illness”. The international political class reacts to the disappearance of the Nobel Peace Prize, starting with Vladimir Putin who expresses his “deep condolences”.
Imam Hassan Iquioussen, whose expulsion has been validated by the Council of State, is not found. His home was searched in Lourches (North). The preacher has been placed on the wanted list.
One day before the students, it’s back to school this morning for the 850,000 teachers, including 3,000 contract workers called in to make up for the lack of staff.
Back-to-school seminar also for members of the government. Emmanuel Macron and Elisabeth Borne are bringing them together this morning to set the strategy for the coming months against a backdrop of climate emergency, energy sobriety and defense of purchasing power.
It is finally Saturday (8:17 p.m. Paris time) and not Friday that NASA will try again to launch its new mega-rocket for the Moon. The first attempt on Monday failed due toa technical problem.