Putin Denies Gorbachev the Honor of a State Funeral

Breadcrumb Trail Links World News Gorbachev’s funeral will be a marked contrast to the funeral of Boris Yeltsin, who was instrumental in sidelining Gorbachev and hand-picked Putin to succeed him Author of the article: Reuters Felix Light Russian President Vladimir Putin pays his last respects near the coffin of former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev at the Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow Russia on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. Photo by Russian pool via AP Article content Russian President Vladimir Putin is to miss the funeral of the last Soviet leader Mikhail …