The Kremlin said Thursday that Putin will not be attending Gorbachev’s funeral service due to scheduling issues, though the Russian president on Thursday paid his respects at the hospital where ...

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The final leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev ... The event was not a formal state funeral, which would have required Putin to attend and invitations to be sent out to foreign leaders ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin privately laid flowers at Mikhail Gorbachev’s coffin on Thursday, snubbing the weekend’s public funeral in a move reflecting the Kremlin’s uneasiness about ...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet Union's last leader, the Kremlin has confirmed. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Mr Putin's work schedule ...