It seems Elton John and the Kremlin are singing two different songs — a spokesman for Vladimir Putin’s government has expressly denied that a conversation has taken place between the outspoken singer and the Russian President a day after the Briton said otherwise.
John posted a photo of Putin on his Instagram on Monday, with a caption that said Putin had called him to speak about LGBT rights and that the two would eventually meet in person to continue their discussion.
But on Tuesday, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said that he had no knowledge of the phone call and questioned the “authenticity” …read more
Source: Time