Elton John says he'll meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin to speak about the country's "isolating and prejudiced" treatment of LGBT people. In 2013 Russia passed a law making it legal to prosecute those promoting "homosexual behaviour among minors."
"I would like to meet [Mr Putin]," John said during a conference in Ukraine. "It's probably pie in the sky . . . 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."
Elton noted that previously he'd had positive talks with Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko.
"We need Ukrainian businessmen and power brokers to create a more inclusive and tolerant society. We need this everywhere!"
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