Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that British singer Elton John is mistaken about the rights of LGBTs in Russia. "I have a lot of respect for him, he is a genius musician, we all enjoy his music, but I think he is mistaken," Putin said on Saturday during a press conference after the G20 Summit in the Japanese city of Osaka, according to the Russian news agency Interfax.

He said that the Russian government has a "relaxed and unprejudiced" attitude towards the LGBT community, Efe news reported.