Moscow The city of Moscow, on August 31, : Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his sincere sympathies upon hearing of the passing of the former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said.Putin will send an email of condolences to the Gorbachev family on Wednesday morning, Peskov added on late Tuesday evening, as reported by the news agency dpa.
The former Soviet leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate died in Moscow on Tuesday at the age of 91, suffering from complications that stem from old age and illness According to Interfax news agency.
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