FILE - This is a Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015 file photo of Elton John speaking in Kiev. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called British musician Elton John and agreed to meet with him after Russian pranksters called him, pretending to be Putin and his spokesman. Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian news agencies on Thursday sept. 24, 2015 , that Putin called John earlier in the day and "asked him not to feel offended" by the prank. Putin promised to meet John as long as the schedule permits and discuss "any issues that he is concerned about." (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)
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