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The funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev takes place today

Sep 3, 2022 08:22 By News Northern Sound
The funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev takes place today
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The funeral of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will take place today.

Vladimir Putin will be notably absent from the funeral of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev today.

The 91-year-old, who helped bring the Cold War to a peaceful end, died on Tuesday.

The Russian president has praised Gorbachev's impact on world history but says he's got a busy work schedule today.

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Pavel Palazhchenko, Mr Gorbachev's former translator, says the pair clashed over the conflict in Ukraine.

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