“Jill and I are deeply saddened by the passing of our dear friend, a patriot of unrivaled honor and dignity, General Colin Powell,” the statement said.

Biden also expressed condolences to Powell's family.



“Colin Powell was a good man.

He will be remembered as one of the greatest Americans, ”the US President said.

Earlier, the former chief of the General Staff of the USSR Armed Forces, General of the Army Mikhail Moiseev, shared in an interview with the Zvezda TV channel his memories of the former US Secretary of State Colin Powell.

According to him, he was an adequate person with whom it was interesting to negotiate.

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has died at the age of 84 from complications from COVID-19.