The two pranksters Vladimir 'Vovan' Krasnov and Alexei 'Lexus' Stolyarov, who are known as "Vova and Lexus", had boasted about duping the mega-star in a reported 11-minute conversation, claiming that Elton had no idea that he had been hoaxed
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In the conversation, Elton responded excitedly to the question he thought was asked by Putin: "I was told you wanted to discuss a few important questions about things in Russia."
“I am a musician and a philanthropic person and a humanitarian. I’m not a politician, but I would love to sit down with the president and discuss things face to face, because I think we can solve many issues together,” he told the man he thought was the Russian president.
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"He said: 'Thank you. You made my day. This day, and the conversation was the most wonderful and beautiful in my life'."
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Earlier this week, Elton thanked Putin for getting in touch, while suggesting he was looking forward to face-to-face meeting.
He wrote on Instagram: "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."
