Ukraine news LATEST: Sick Vladimir Putin SNUBS Mikhail Gorbachev’s funeral as Russian tyrant ‘too busy’ with failing war

VLADIMIR Putin has snubbed Mikhail Gorbachev’s funeral as the Russian tyrant has claimed to be “too busy” with his failing war. Putin’s office announced on Thursday that the Russian president will not attend Gorbachev’s funeral, citing that he is “too busy”. The tyrant’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said that he would miss the funeral on Saturday due to schedule constraints. Peskov said: “Unfortunately, the president’s work schedule will not allow him.” It follows reports Putin is set to deny Gorbachev a state funeral, in what many see as a snub to the elder statesman. The news of Putin’s snub came moments after he was pictured walking funny whilst laying flowers at Mikhail’s open casket. In footage played on state TV, the president can be seen laying a bouquet of red carnations. He walks jerkily with his left arm swinging and his right ‘gunslinger’ arm tightly clutching the flowers. Read our Ukraine-Russia blog below for the latest updates…