Mikhail Gorbachev

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Ex-USSR president Gorbachev may be questioned over 1991 crimes in Lithuania - report

The Vilnius District Court has adopted a decision to question former president of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev as a witness in the case over clashes erupted in January 1991 after Lithuania declared independence from the USSR.

16:05 17.10.2016

Gorbachev to help Prosecutor General in USSR dissolution request

Mikhail Gorbachev is willing to cooperate with the Prosecutor General’s Office that has received an inquiry from the State Duma. Some Duma deputies have requested an inquiry into the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the former Soviet president’s role in it.

15:06 10.04.2014

Lithuanian politician claims to summon Gorbachev to court

Lithuanian politician Algirdas Paleckis, the leader of the Socialist People's Front party, has stated that he has requested the Lithuanian Prosecutor General's Office to summon former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to court to testify as a witness in the case of the tragic events in Vilnius in 1991.

16:50 27.01.2012