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THE WAR WE ENDED—AND A PEACE IN JEOPARDY

Gorbachev shakes Bush’s hand after signing an agreement on June 1, 1990

ON THE DAY WHEN I LEARNED OF THE passing of George Bush, I recalled my meetings with him that marked turning points in our personal relationship and in the relations between our countries.

Our first serious conversation took place in December 1987, when I was on an official visit in Washington. George was then Vice President and running for President.

The visit culminated in the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty; after, I would depart from an Air Force base. According to the protocol, or perhaps according to his own wish, the Vice President was to accompany me there. George suggested that he go in

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