Kremlin says Putin will not attend Castro’s funeral

Kremlin says Putin will not attend Castro’s funeral

Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to attend the funeral of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday. Peskov said Putin had a busy schedule preparing for a major speech. Vyacheslav Volodin, a close Putin ally and the speaker of the Russian State Duma or lower house of…

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