Strong words from Gobachev

Gorbachev makes no bones that America is out to rule the world and needs to pulled in - by peaceful means, of course

Mikhail Gorbachev: America needs a Perestroika

The Ukrainian issue has intensified the tension that existed between the West and Russia: now, another Cold War is possibly lurking on the horizon. Are we to witness another stand-off - or will it be averted?

The relations between Russia and the West seem to be stuck at dead-end, so is there hope common ground will emerge between the two?

We ask these questions to the man who prides himself on ending the Cold War, the last leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, on Sophie&Co today.