Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet premier, says that he supports Russian President Vladimir Putin's takeover in Crimea - and that he would have done the same if he'd had the chance.
New York Post: Gorbachev backs Putin’s invasion of Crimea
Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev gestures during the presentation of his new book \"After the Kremlin\" in a book store in Moscow on November 20, 2014.