Kremlin denies Elton John's claim that Vladimir Putin spoke to him on phone over gay rights http://t.co/LSes2q7DnFpic.twitter.com/RRY3YNW90l
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 15, 2015-Elton visited Ukraine where he talked to its president Petro Poroshenko about equality
-While there, he blasted Russia and said that he wanted to talk to Vladimir Putin about their current stance on lgbtq rights
-Elton later made a post on instagram claiming that he had a lovely talk with Putin on the phone and looked forward to meeting him in person.
eltonjohn Thank-you to President Vladimir Putin for reaching out and speaking via telephone with me today. I look to forward to meeting with you face-to-face to discuss LGBT equality in Russia. @president_vladimir_putin @ejaf #lgbt #lgbtrights #ShareTheLove
-Today, Putin's spokesman denied that the conversation had ever taken place, saying "“This does not correspond to reality. There was no conversation."
-They have however said that Putin would be willing to speak with Elton if contacted
-Elton has yet to respond to the dismissal
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