World leaders at the funeral of US Senator Lindsey Graham
World leaders at the funeral of US Senator Lindsey Graham: A farewell ceremony for Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is taking place in Washington, who died suddenly on July 11 at the age of 71.
Consensus
- Lindsey Graham died on July 11 at the age of 71.
- The farewell ceremony took place in Washington, D.C.
- The event was held at the Washington National Cathedral.
- U.S. President Donald Trump attended the ceremony.
- President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine attended the ceremony.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel attended the ceremony.
- President Alexander Stubb of Finland attended the ceremony.
- The body was to be transferred to South Carolina on July 29 for final ceremonies.
Points of divergence
- Graham was a critic of the Kremlin and Russian invasion of Ukraine, and promoted legislation on 'hellish sanctions' against Moscow. — tg_bbcrussian
- Graham was listed in Russia's register of terrorists and extremists. — interfax
- Trump said Graham loved wars and never disliked any war, but also noted that Graham had recently shifted toward supporting peaceful resolution with Iran. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Photo of the Day: World Leaders at US Senator Lindsey Graham's Funeral — BBC News Русская служба
- Farewell to late Senator Graham at Washington Cathedral — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Lindsey Graham
- USA
- Moscow
- Washington National Cathedral
- INTERFAX.RU
- Donald Trump
- Washington
- Russia
- Kremlin
- Jay Di Vance
- Ukraine
- Senate
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