MOSCOW, 31 Aug President of the European Council Charles Michel paid tribute to the memory of Mikhail Gorbachev, saying that he devoted his life to public service with a deep commitment to peace and freedom. «We remember the legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev. A man who dedicated his life to public service with a deep commitment to peace and freedom. I want to express my condolences to his family, friends and the Russian people,» wrote Michel on Twitter. The first president of the USSR, Gorbachev, died at the age of 92 on Tuesday evening after a serious and prolonged illness. In 1990, he won the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to the peace process between the Soviet Union and Western countries. Mikhail Gorbachev died
