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Kremlin: Putin Did Not Call Elton John to Talk LGBT Rights

Diplomacy

The pop star wants to meet the Russian president to discuss LGBT equality, and claimed Putin had called him. Not so, says the Kremlin—but never say never.

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Photo Illustration by Emil Lendof/The Daily Beast

Put the champagne back in the dacha cellar. Hold the Beluga. Cancel the karaoke machine. There will be no drunken duets of “I’m Still Standing” and “Can You Feel the Love Tonight.”

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