Putin called Elton John

British musician Elton John told that he had a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. About this musician wrote on his page on Instagram.

Elton John on Instagram thanked Putin for the phone conversation.
Photo: @eltonjohn

“Thank you to President Vladimir Putin for coming out and talking to me today. I look to the future and want to meet with you face to face to discuss issues of infringement of LGBT communities in Russia,” Elton John wrote in his post.

By the way, the other day the musician visited Kiev and met with the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, about which he also wrote on his page on the social network. Note that the president gave the musician t-shirts.

Elton John Met with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.
Photo: @eltonjohn

“After my speech at the YES Ukraine-2015 conference, I met with the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and talked with him about the importance of legislative changes to support LGBT rights. Specifically, I asked him to: 1. Combat workplace discrimination based on sexual preference and gender identity. 2. Introduce criminal penalties for hate crimes. “I thank him and the first lady for the warm welcome and support provided,” the musician wrote.

Elton John is openly gay. After the adoption of the law on the promotion of homosexuality in Russia, he spoke in Moscow and St. Petersburg and expressed condemnation from the scene in connection with the oppression of LGBT rights in Russia.