Mikhail Gorbachev urged the West to adopt a “constructive” approach towards Russia on April 21, describing the confrontation over Ukraine as an “abscess spreading fever in Europe”.
The Telegraph: Gorbachev urges West to be ‘constructive’ towards Russia
Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev gestures during the presentation of his new book "After the Kremlin" in a book store in Moscow on Nov. 20, 2014.