Putin will not go to Gorbachev’s funeral
The Gorbachev Foundation informs that those who wish to say goodbye to the former politician can attend the ceremony at the House of Unions.
The Kremlin says that Russia President Vladimir Putin due to his work schedule, he will not go to the funeral of the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on September 1 in Moscow told journalists that a full state funeral service will not be organized for Gorbachev, but there will be an honor guard and other elements specific to this ceremony.
According to him, Putin earlier today, he went to the Central Clinical Hospital and said goodbye to Gorbachev.
Gorbachev, who helped end the Cold War, died on August 30 at the age of 91 after a long illness.
“Unfortunately, the president’s work schedule will not allow him to attend the funeral on September 3.” – said Peskov.
Gorbachev’s daughter Irina Vurganskaya said that the funeral will be held on September 3 in the historic “House of Unions”. Nikita Khrushchev except that the farewell ceremony for former Soviet leaders will be held in that house.
Putin’s decision not to attend the funeral shows the coldness of the Kremlin’s attitude towards Gorbachev. In the West, Gorbachev under the name of glasnost (revelation) and perestroika (reconstruction). political and is fondly remembered for its economic changes. Those reforms resulted in the fall of the Berlin Wall, the reunification of Germany, and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
He had a tense relationship with Gorbachev Putin The collapse of the Soviet Union?20“the biggest geopolitical disaster of the 20th century”.
The former leader cautiously criticized Putin for delaying democratic reforms and resuming repression.
The Gorbachev Foundation informs that those who want to say goodbye to the former politician can attend the ceremony at the “House of Unions”.
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