Six Months Into Ukraine’s Collapse, the World Has Changed Forever - Global Research
Global ResearchMAR 28 2022
The Spin
Narrative A
As demonstrated by Putin's telegram, the Russian Pres. and Gorbachev shared a friendship and respect that lasted until the latter's death. Putin considers him a bright and preeminent statesman that profoundly shaped the course of global history.
Narrative B
Given that Putin had been a KGB agent in east Germany when Gorbachev oversaw the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Pres. was never fond of the USSR's last leader - a fact reflected in how carefully worded his condolence message was. After all, it's Putin that described the collapse of the Soviet Union as the "greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century."