Putin denies Gorbachev a state funeral and will stay away

(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin is to miss the funeral of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, denying the man who failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet empire the full state honours granted to Boris Yeltsin. Read full story

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2022/09/02/putin-denies-gorbachev-a-state-funeral-and-will-stay-away