Politics Obama and Gorbachev meeting By Eve Zibel , Fox News Published July 8, 2009 1:44pm EDT | Updated December 24, 2015 4:08pm EST {{#rendered}} {{/rendered}} President Barack Obama meets with Mikhail Gorbachev, former leader of the Soviet Union, in Gostinny Dvor, Russia, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)