Vladimir will not attend Mikhail Gorbachev's funeral on Saturday because he is 'too busy' - one final snub for the former Soviet leader who has also been denied a state funeral.Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: 'The farewell ceremony and funeral will take place on September 3 but unfortunately the president's work schedule will not allow him (to attend).'It comes after Putin was shown on Russian state television laying a bouquet of red roses near Gorbachev's open casket at the hospital where he died on Tuesday at the age of 91.
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