At his death Mikhail Gorbachev This was stated by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a Twitter post, calling the last leader of the Soviet Union “a man who made a decisive contribution to the cause of peace, international understanding and democratization.”

Comparing the situation in Russia now and during Gorbachev’s rule, the Prime Minister notes that the Russian politician “passed away in a country and on a continent very different from those that were in his time. He was trying to change a system that had gone beyond its limits, broken by its own weaknesses.”

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, died in a country and continent very different from those of his time. He tried to change a system that had gone beyond its limits, broken by its own weaknesses. pic.twitter.com/9jUZLr4enY

— Prime Minister GR (@PrimeministerGR) August 31, 2022

“As a politician, he was identified with the terms ‘reconstruction’ and ‘transparency’, which, however, did not bring results in his country,” Mr. Mitsotakis continues, accompanying his post with a photo from a previous meeting with Gorbachev.

And he concludes: “However, he turned into a person who made a decisive contribution to the cause of peace, international understanding and democratization. Values ​​that today are being severely tested on the lands of his old homeland. May his faith in them remain his greatest legacy.”

PtD: He taught us what reform and transparency mean

“A man left us who learned in his country what reform (perestroika) and transparency (glasnost) are,” President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou wrote in a Twitter post about the death of the last leader of the USSR.

According to PtD, “Mikhail Gorbachev linked his name to the demolition of the Wall and the democratization of the Soviet Union.”

A man who has learned in his country what reform (perestroika) and openness (glasnost) means has left us. Mikhail Gorbachev linked his name to the fall of the Wall and the democratization of the Soviet Union.

— GR President (@PresidencyGR) August 31, 2022

And, making a comparison with the present, Ms. Sakellaropoulou pointedly notes: “However, the transition should have remained unfinished, and Russia today shows the cruel face of unfreedom. However, he tried. May his memory live forever.”

Message from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

“We express our regret at the loss of the great European Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev,” the Foreign Ministry said on Twitter, which was also retweeted by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias.

“He was instrumental in ending the Cold War, promoting nuclear disarmament and democratizing his country. Sincere condolences to his family and people.”

M.S. Gorbachev was instrumental in ending the Cold War, promoting nuclear disarmament, and democratizing his country. https://t.co/snTrMyiRrX

— Nikos Dendias (@NikosDendias) August 31, 2022