this russian president Vladimir Putin will not participate Saturday funeral A Kremlin spokesman confirmed on Thursday that Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the former USSR, has died at the age of 91. “We know that the main ceremony will be on September 3 alongside the funeral, but the president’s schedule will not allow him to be there,” Dmitri Peskov told reporters. said.
The spokesperson stated A staunch critic of the leader’s legacy, Putin He had already visited the Moscow hospital, where Mikhail Gorbachev died to pay tribute to him and “put flowers in his coffin.” He added that there will be “national funeral elements” during the ceremony. Gorbachev’s funeralfor example, a “honor guard” and “State aid” are being organized.
this the last leader between Soviet Union He died Tuesday night at the age of 91, after a “long and serious illness”. Gorbachev was in power from 1985 to 1991, and this collapse of the soviet union During his tenure while trying to save him with democratic and economic reforms.