Someone has been telling porkies and we’re not sure if it’s Sir Elton John or Vladimir Putin.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Kremlin released a statement to deny any sort of conversation over the telephone was had between the singer and the Russian president.
‘I don’t know who spoke to Elton John but President Putin did not speak to him,’ spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. ‘I don’t know [what happened] but President Putin did not speak to Elton John and most importantly we didn’t receive any proposals to meet.
Peskov added: ‘If the President does get such a signal from Elton John, the president has always been open to discuss any… human rights problems, any issues. He is always ready to clarify the real situation.’
Elton John had posted on Instagram a picture of Putin and a message detailing an alleged phone conversation between the two.
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