BY A STAFF REPORTER: Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev this Saturday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Thursday.
"Putin's work schedule will not allow him to take part in the farewell ceremony for Gorbachev on September 3," Peskov said, adding that the Russian President visited the Central Clinical Hospital today to pay his respects to Gorbachev, laying flowers on the coffin.
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