Elton John to meet Vladimir Putin to discuss LGBT rights?

Musician Elton John has claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin called him and the two will meet to discuss LGBT rights in Russia.

The 68-year-old singer posted a picture of the Russian President on Instagram, and captioned it "Thank-you to President Vladimir Putin for reaching out and speaking via telephone with me today. I look forward to meeting with you face-to-face to discuss LGBT equality in Russia."

However, Russian authorities have rejected John's claim.

Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the president did not have a conversation with Elton John and they had not received any requests from him for a meeting.