Russian President Vladimir Putin is not planning on going to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, his spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in his daily press briefing on Friday.

Although “Russians respected her for her wisdom,” Peskov said, Putin’s attendance at the Queen’s funeral “is not being considered”.

Eulogies have continued to pour in from global leaders and leading personalities all over the for Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom’s longest reigning monarch, who died at the age of 96 on Thursday.

She died peacefully at Balmoral Castle, her estate in the Scottish Highlands in the afternoon marking the end of an era in the United Kingdom.

Her death, which was announced by Buckingham Palace, attracted glowing tributes from global leaders, who described her in glowing terms.

Her son and heir, Charles has officially been enthroned as the Monarch and would be address as King Charles III.