Thank God Putin won't be coming to the Queen's state funeral

It's about the only good bit of news since the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Vladimir Putin has made it clear through his spokesman that he will not be attending the Queen's funeral at Westminster Abbey. I doubt he was personally invited anyway but it's a relief he won't be arriving in London although I guess if he did he could be arrested and charged with war crimes and sent to The Hague international criminal court. Putin must have taken this into account. Anyway his presence in Westminster Abbey would have been a disgrace. He will instead send some flunky to represent Russia, I assume the Russian ambassador in London. The only good thing Putin has done is to make nice comments about the Queen and to praise her for her long reign. He was happy to enjoy her hospitality, including riding in a carriage down The Mall, when he came on a state visit to London in 2009. He will never be granted another state visit, that's for sure.