Go to the media bankPresident Vladimir Putin. File photoMOSCOW, Sep 16 The British authorities should have invited the Russian President to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in order to improve Russian-British relations, writes Independent columnist Mary Dejevsky.In her opinion, the government of the new Prime Minister Liz Truss missed a chance to lay the groundwork for establishing ties with Moscow in the future.
«State funerals have always provided an opportunity for familiarization meetings and new beginnings. <…> Here we have something like a manifestation of world condemnation (of Russia. — Approx. ed.). This only exacerbates rather than resolves the differences,» Dejevsky said.
She drew attention to the fact that Putin was one of the first world leaders to express condolences over the death of the Queen.
The Kremlin said they have no understanding of the protocol of the funeral of Elizabeth II»From whom did it come? Not from Emmanuel Macron, whose elegant and eloquent message of condolences came the next day. Not from Joe Biden — although the message from the President of the United States and the first lady was also among the first. And not from any of the countries of the Commonwealth of Nations, «the article says. Elizabeth II, who ruled Britain for more than 70 years, died on September 8 at the 97th year of life. Two days later, her 73-year-old son ascended the throne, becoming King Charles III. The Queen's funeral will take place on September 19. Russia, as well as Belarus and Myanmar, were not invited to the ceremony. As the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov noted, from the very beginning, Vladimir Putin had no plans to participate in memorial events. Chinese delegation not allowed to say goodbye to Queen of Britain