- The UK excluded Russian officials from the burial of Queen Elizabeth II.
- Russia’s foreign ministry says the snub is an “attempt to use the national tragedy for geopolitical purposes”.
- The snub was “particularly blasphemous towards Elizabeth II’s memory,” Zakharova said.
The United Kingdom’s decision to exclude Vladimir Putin and other Russian officials from Queen Elizabeth II’s burial set the Kremlin in a rage.
The snub, according to Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the foreign ministry, is an “attempt to use the national tragedy for geopolitical purposes”.
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