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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, revered in the West for his role in ending the Cold War, is being laid to rest in a low-key ceremony in Russia after his death aged 91.

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The Kremlin's refusal to declare a state funeral reflects its uneasiness about the legacy of Gorbachev, reviled by many at home.

The Kremlin's refusal to declare a state funeral reflects its uneasiness about the legacy of Gorbachev, reviled by many at home.

Gorbachev’s interpreter for decades says the late Soviet leader was traumatised by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

In a retaliatory move, Russia has imposed sanctions on 55 more Canadian military and political officials, barring them from entering the country amid ongoing tension over Moscow’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

Mikhail Gorbachev won the Nobel Prize for helping end the nuclear arms race while presiding over the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Russia has the capability of expanding the war in Ukraine and its military power shouldnt be underestimate...

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who died on Tuesday, was without doubt one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century. Gorbachev int

Robert Mardini, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, has warned that fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces around the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant must be halted immediately before a "massive incident" causes a humanitarian catastrophe.