Putin among world leaders paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth

Russian President Vladimir Putin paid tribute to the Queen (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Condolences have poured in from around the world – even from Russian president Vladimir Putin – after the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth at the age of 96.

Despite the tensions over the war in Ukraine, Mr Putin reached out to Britain's new king, King Charles III in a telegram.