You guys realize the original story was a hoax/prank by 2 famous russian pranksters.
THEN Putin called him saying, don't worry about them, but it doesn't excuse them.
His conversation said, hey I'm willing to meet, if you've got any questions. That's it.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/se...ys-kremlin
He used this as a PR move meanwhile:
THEN Putin called him saying, don't worry about them, but it doesn't excuse them.
His conversation said, hey I'm willing to meet, if you've got any questions. That's it.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/se...ys-kremlin
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Vladimir Putin has called Sir Elton John and offered to meet after prank-callers impersonating the Russian president fooled the singer earlier this month.
Putin spoke with John by phone on Thursday and asked forgiveness for the pair of famous Russian hoaxers who had previously called John in his name, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
“Putin called him and said, ‘I know you were pranked by those telephone guys, don’t be offended by them, they’re harmless, but that of course doesn’t excuse them,’” Peskov said. “And Putin said he knows how popular a performer Elton John is. If in the future their schedules allow, he’s ready to meet with him and discuss any questions that interest him.”
He used this as a PR move meanwhile:
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Despite Putin’s call to John, the president seems to remain firm in stressing “traditional values” over minority rights. The day after John criticised his “ridiculous” attitude towards gay people, it emerged that Putin had awarded a state honour to Vitaly Milonov, a St Petersburg lawmaker known for his efforts to ban “gay propaganda” and prosecute western pop stars that support LGBT rights.
This week, a judge reportedly ordered Deti-404, an online support group for LGBT teenagers, to be shut down, although the site was still accessible on Thursday. This summer, the group’s founder was fined under the gay propaganda law.