Gorbachev to be buried in low-key funeral snubbed by Putin

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

MOSCOW (AP) — Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is set to be buried Saturday in a ceremony falling short of a state funeral that will not be attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin or top international leaders.

The relatively low-key funeral reflects the Kremlin's uneasiness about the legacy of Gorbachev, who has been revered in the West for ending the Cold War but despised by many at home for the collapse of the Soviet Union and the ensuing economic meltdown that plunged millions into poverty.

Putin privately laid flowers at Gorbachev’s coffin on Thursday because of what the Kremlin described as the president's busy schedule that would prevent him from attending the funeral.

Asked what specific business will keep Putin busy, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a conference call with reporters that the president will have a series of working meetings, an international phone call and must also prepare for attending a business forum in Russia's Far East next week.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/gorbachev-to-be-buried-in-low-key-funeral-snubbed-by-putin/ar-AA11oZ6Y

[TheRealNorth]

1. If I was Gorbachev's ghost....

I wouldn't want Putin there.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

2. Who is surprised by this?

Putin is jealous of the good press that Gorbachev has received

[yorkster]

3. To hell with Putin.

His presence at least will not sully the farewell to Mikhail Gorbachev.

[getagrip_already]

4. Well, at least the casket didn't fall out a window......

There is that.

[FlyingPiggy]

5. That's the truth!

[bif]

6. I had no idea he was still alive.