Putin to Snub Gorbachev Funeral, Will Not Hold State Services
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold a state funeral for Mikhail Gorbachev, and will not personally attend services for him, the Kremlin said. Gorbachev, the first and last leader of the Soviet Union, died earlier this week at age 91. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow on September 1 that while Gorbachev …