Mikhail Gorbachev funeral held in Moscow as Putin too busy to attend

[onthedarkside]

 

Hundreds of mourners pay tribute in Russian capital to former Soviet leader credited with helping to end cold war

 

Hundreds of mourners are lining up in central Moscow to bid farewell to Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, often credited with bringing an end to the cold war.

 

The farewell ceremony, which is being held in the Hall of Pillars in Moscow’s House of the Unions, will be followed by a closed funeral in the Novodevichy cemetery.

 

While the funeral would contain “elements of a state funeral”, a Kremlin spokesperson said, it will not be attended by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, due to his “work schedule”.

 

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/03/mikhail-gorbachev-funeral-moscow-putin-too-busy-to-attend

 

 

[Jerno]

Snub someone at their death and funeral.  "That will show them..."  Sheesh!  The truth emerges: Putin's simply a low class <deleted>.

[baboon]

2 hours ago, Jerno said:

Snub someone at their death and funeral.  "That will show them..."  Sheesh!  The truth emerges: Putin's simply a low class <deleted>.

How about 'Putin is about as classy as a rat with a gold tooth'?

 

Although to be fair he IS busy. Busy looking after Putin.

Edited September 3, 2022 by baboon

[Bluespunk]

19 hours ago, onthedarkside said:

While the funeral would contain “elements of a state funeral”, a Kremlin spokesperson said, it will not be attended by the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, due to his “work schedule”.

Yep, plenty more countries to invade, fail to achieve goals and not know what to do next.