The death of Mikhail Gorbachev could prove a point of yet more tension between Russia and the West as it emerged today the former Soviet leader may not receive a state funeral.Gorbachev died yesterday aged 91 in the midst of the war in which resulted in a complete breakdown in relations between Vladimir and Western leaders who have implemented strict sanctions designed to hamper the Kremlin's war effort.When the first president of Russia - Boris Yeltsin - died in 2007, ex-US presidents George Bush senior and both flew to Moscow alongside former British premier Sir John Major.
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