Presidential spokesman denies conversation took plot with pop star who said he wanted to speak to Russian leader approximately gay rightsA spokesman for Vladimir Putin has denied that the Russian president spoke by telephone to Sir Elton John, contradicting a claim by the British singer and LGBT campaigner that the two men had had a conversation.
Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin was unsure how “authentic” a social media post from the star was in which he thanked the Russian leader for “reaching out and speaking via telephone with me today”.
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Source: theguardian.com