The crises in Belarus and Kyrgyzstan are associated with the difficulties of the transition to democracy, explained the former President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti on Monday, January 11.
In his opinion, there would be fewer such crises in the post-Soviet space if the Union could be preserved in some form.
At the same time, Gorbachev noted that other countries should not interfere in what is happening in Belarus. “If constitutional changes need to be made, the Belarusians will agree on their own, there is no need to interfere in this,” the former Soviet leader added.
Earlier on Monday, the former head of the USSR expressed the opinion that Russia should invite the United States to sign a statement on the inadmissibility of nuclear war after the inauguration of the new American President Joe Biden.
Earlier, commenting on the crisis in Belarus, Gorbachev supported the protesters. He noted that now Belarusians have character.
In September, in an interview with The Times, he reflected on the fate of the world if the Soviet Union was preserved. According to him, the world would be better, more stable, safer and more just. He also noted that perestroika was not aimed at the collapse of the Union.
In 1990, Mikhail Gorbachev became the first and last president of the USSR, his powers ended in 1991.