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Why was Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev interested in ending the arms race with the United States?

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"In February 1987, Gorbachev announced that the Soviet Union was willing to proceed with negotiations on the INF Treaty. This time, he suggested that β€œthe problem of medium-range missiles in Europe be singled out from the package of issues and that a separate agreement on it be concluded, and without delay.” In other words, he was dropping his insistence on including SDI in the negotiations."

(source: history.com)

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