Tag: Cold War
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Former Soviet President, Gorbachev dies aged 91
Former Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev, 91, who ended the Cold War, is dead. The Central Clinical Hospital reported on Tuesday that Gorbachev died “after a serious and long illness”. He was 91 years old. A more specific cause of death was not immediately clear. Gorbachev will be buried at Moscow’s Novo-Dyevitchiye cemetery, next to his…
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Conversations with my European friends – By Owei Lakemfa
I HAVE been engaged in countless conversations with my European friends across continents, groups and social media about current world events and whether their leaders are right in pursuing a solitary military solution. Were they right in the 1990s in just being interested in winning the ideological battle by encouraging the atomisation of Europe? Could…
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American President, Joe Biden, Threatens To Sanction Russia Over Planned Ukraine Invasion
American President, Joe Biden, has put a video call through to his Russian Counterpart Vladmir Putin to renounce his decision to invade neighbour Ukraine or risk being sanctioned by America and its allies. He warned that Washington and its allies wouldn’t hesitate to respond “decisively” if the threat becomes reality. However, in a swift response…