Why did Reagan ask a Russian leader, Gorbachev, to tear down a wall in Germany?

by robblie_bob

I posted this in /r/AskHistory but then I found this subreddit which has many more followers.

Searocksandtrees

hi! always room for more discussion, but fyi, you'll find some info in these posts. The first two have been archived by now, so if you have follow-up questions, ask them here & mention the relevant user's username to notify them