Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91 – with Biden leading tributes and calling him “a man of remarkable vision” who helped avert the prospect of nuclear war.

Mr Gorbachev’s crowning achievement is seen by the West as ending the Cold War without bloodshed, but he failed to prevent the break-up of the Soviet Union – a fact that makes him a divisive figure among many in today’s Russia. Mr Gorbachev’s crowning achievement is seen by the West as ending the Cold War…