I believe the poster is referring to Mikhail Gorbachev, who said “The most puzzling development in politics during the last decade is the apparent determination

I believe the poster is referring to Mikhail Gorbachev, who said “The most puzzling development in politics during the last decade is the apparent determination of Western European leaders to re-create the Soviet Union in Western Europe.” But who knows; perhaps Mikhail read something in the Daily Mail.