Gorbachev: All I Did Has Been Destroyed

◼ Mikhail Gorbachev believes his achievements as Soviet leader have not only been reversed but “distorted, violated, and destroyed." - Melanie Batley/Newsmax

And he had harsh words for current Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who, he said, understands the country’s problems but is looking in the wrong direction for a way out.

"We need to restore a real democratic system. People need to be involved. We won't solve the problems of developing the country, and strengthening it so that people can really feel [they are] their own masters, if we push the people out of politics," Gorbachev said.