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Vladimir Putin will not attend Mikhail Gorbachev's funeral due to 'work schedule', Kremlin says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend Mikhail Gorbachev's funeral because of his "work schedule", the Kremlin has said. Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader and one of the most significant figures of the 20th century, will be laid to rest on Saturday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin had paid his respects on Thursday morning by visiting Moscow's Central Clinical Hospital.

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Times of India

Vladimir Putin denies Mikhail Gorbachev a state funeral and will stay away

Europe News: Gorbachev, idolised in the West for allowing eastern Europe to escape Soviet communist control but unloved at home for the chaos that his "perestroika

2 years ago·India

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BBC News

Putin will not attend Gorbachev's funeral

The Kremlin says the Russian leader is too busy to attend the Soviet ex-leader's funeral on Saturday.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Putin Won't Attend Last Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev Funeral on Saturday, Pays Tribute: Kremlin

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Vladimir Putin's schedule wouldn't allow him to attend Saturday's farewell ceremony, but paid tribute to late Mikhail Gorbachev

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Putin to snub Gorbachev funeral due to work schedule

Russian president lays wreath at hospital where Soviet leader died but will not attend service, Kremlin says

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Putin won't attend Gorbachev's funeral

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday paid tribute to Mikhail Gorbachev but will not attend the late former Soviet leader's funeral, a decision reflecting the Kremlin's ambivalence about Gorbachev's legacy.

2 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

Vladimir Putin will not attend Mikhail Gorbachev’s funeral, Kremlin says

Russian president Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, on Saturday because of schedule constraints, the Kremlin said.

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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