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Hungary Prime Minister Orban arrived in Russia for goodbye to Gorbachev (video)

Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban put two white roses in the deceased Mikhail Gorbachev. Ambassadors of the United States, the United Kingdom and Sweden also arrived. On September 3, the Prime Minister of Hungary came to Moscow for a farewell ceremony with former USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev. It became known to the Russian edition "Izvestia". Viktor Orban arrived at the Union House, where the ceremony takes place, as part of a fairly large delegation.

He brought with him two white roses that Mikhail Gorbachev put in the coffin. In the Kremlin, they declared the agency "RIA Novosti", Viktor Orban does not plan to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian media reports that saying goodbye to the first and last President of the Soviet Union also arrived Ambassador Sweden Malena Reed, USA - John Sullivan, and Britain - Debora Brorter. In addition, US President Ronald Reagan Suzanne Massi arrived.

TASS reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin did not arrive at the ceremony, but sent wreaths. Earlier they wrote that Putin was attached to Mikhail Gorbachev's coffin in advance, September 1. The Kremlin Prescribe Dmitry Peskov warned of the absence of the president at the funeral, referring to his employment. The farewell ceremony with Mikhail Gorbachev began on the morning of September 3 in the column hall of the Union House.