Saudi leaders offer condolences to Putin on death of Mikhail Gorbachev

RIYADH, 02 Septmeber 2022, (TON): Saudi Press agency reported “Saudi Arabia’s King Salman sent a cable of condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the death of former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev.”

The king said “we send to Your Excellency, the family of the deceased and the Russian people, our deepest and sincere condolences.”

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also sent a similar cable to the Russian president.

Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but produced extraordinary reforms that led to the end of the Cold War, died. He was 91.

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