Putin moves to establish Russian military base in Belarus

He said that it the conversation is helpful in highlighting gay discrimination. The two presidents met Friday in the southern Russian city of Sochi.

As part of an effort to improve Belarus’ relations with the West, President Lukashenko has remained neutral on the conflict in Ukraine between the Western-aligned government in Kyiv and the Russia-backed separatists in the east. Nonetheless, Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since 1994, has long been regarded as a key Russian ally and is often criticized by his opposition as well as the West for his record on human rights.

The Kremlin was quick to deny that any such conversation had taken place and the pranksters soon stepped forward. And that they had arranged to meet “face-to-face to discuss LGBT equality in Russia“. Yeah but not before they posted a video of their conversation on youtube. “Pranks are amusing . Homophobia, however is never amusing “, he wrote beside a photo of a young man with a bloody face. He once again talked about the offer to talk to Mr Putin, which he initially made in a BBC interview. Sir Elton continued by stating, “He may laugh behind my back when he shuts the door, and call me an absolute idiot, but at least I can think I have the conscience to say I tried”. Did Putin comment? Kremlin issued a firm denial.

John said that he would tell Putin to “be accepting” and don’t “be prejudiced against gay people“.

“An important task is to ensure the financial stability of the defense enterprises”, Putin said, adding that the long-term programs within the framework of the state program of armaments are to determine the fixed prices which shall not be changed during the execution of tasks.

In fact, the fake call kicked off a week after Sir Elton visited the Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko.

The 68-year-old musician – who is married to producer David Furnish – accepted a call from someone he believed to be the president but it was actually presenters Vladimir Krasnov and Alexei Stolyarov, with one playing Putin and another translating his remarks.

The 2 males, recognized for prank-calling Russian and Ukrainian celebrities for tv exhibits, stated the audio of the decision can be broadcast on a prime-time present later Wednesday.