Mikhail Gorbachev pursued arms reduction with the United States through diplomacy and negotiations, seeking to reduce the nuclear arsenals of both nations. He initiated key agreements such as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 1987, which eliminated an entire class of nuclear weapons. Gorbachev's approach was characterized by a willingness to engage in dialogue and cooperation, reflecting his broader reforms aimed at reducing Cold War tensions and promoting peace. This shift marked a significant change in Soviet foreign policy, moving towards de-escalation and collaboration.
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The economy of the Soviet Union was falling behind that of other major industrialized nations.PLATO
The US has never had a Prime Minister, it has a President, and it was never Mikhail Gorbachev. Mikhail Gorbachev was the President of the USSR and the General Secretary of the Supreme Soviet.
They staged a coup against Mikhail Gorbachev.
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I), signed in 1991
M. Gorbachev expressed to then President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints that the US would be ruled by communism by several, small spoonfuls of socialistic policy changes that will occur slowly.
# Ethnic minorities demanded the right of self-determination.
Gorbachev
He told the Russian people that the coup was bad, advised all the people of Moscow against the coup, and openly supported Gorbachev.
He openly supported Gorbachev
with enthusiasm.
* He did not rise to any power but did gain a prominence