As the world reflects onMikhail Gorbachev’s deathand legacy, many remember the former Russian president fondly.

Leaders around the world are paying tribute to Gorbachev on social media.

He played a crucial role to end the Cold War and bring down the Iron Curtain.

Mikhail Gorbachev 1997

It opened the way for a free Europe.

This legacy is one we will not forget.

R.I.P Mikhail Gorbachev."

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Always enjoyed our conversations."

Gorbachev was a beloved world leader, but what did he really think of Donald Trump?

The 87-year-old leader said, “Do they really not understand in Washington what this can lead to?”

Gorbachev and President Ronald Reagan signed the treaty that Trump wanted to withdraw from in 1987.