Russia’s Vladimir Putin called Queen Elizabeth II’s death an “irreparable loss” in a letter expressing condolences to her son, King Charles III, but he will not be attending…
In a letter to Britain’s new monarch, King Charles III, the Kremlin strongman said the queen “rightfully enjoyed the love and respect of her subjects, as well as authority on the world stage.”
Not everyone was impressed with Putin’s paean, with Piers Morgan telling the Russian leader to “stick” his condolences. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in a statement said that the Russian people have “great respect” for the late queen, her “wisdom and authority,” he said. “Such qualities are in very short supply on the international stage at the moment.”at Westminster Abbey on Sept. 19, but it is expected that an envoy will be dispatched to represent the Russian government at the somber event.
The queen was a distant cousin of Russia’s last tsar, Nicholas II, who was murdered with his family by the Bolsheviks in 1918.
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