Gorbachev backs Obama reforms

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev backed US president-elect Barack Obama’s reforming stance, saying the world needed a strong America.

Fri, 28 Nov, 2008 - 08:26

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev backed US president-elect Barack Obama’s reforming stance, saying the world needed a strong America.

“America needs its own perestroika,” Mr Gorbachev, 77, said in an interview at his Moscow think-tank.

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