The United Kingdom didn’t invite Russia to the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
There will be hundreds of foreign royals and leaders in Britain for the first state funeral in six decades.
Russia and its key ally, Belarus, were excluded from the funeral.
The lowest point in Russian-British relations since the Cold War has been caused by the use of a national tragedy for political purposes.
The Foreign Ministry accused Britain of making divisive statements in furtherance of its goals.
The ministry invoked the memory of World War II, praising Queen Elizabeth II for her service in the British Army, while accusing the British elites of siding with the Ukrainians.
Putin lavished praise on Queen Elizabeth II after she died, but he won’t attend her funeral.
The travel ban on Putin and his top officials was put in place by Britain.
Agence France-Presse reported.