Putin Won't Meet Kanye West, Kremlin Says
There will be no meeting between Putin and Kanye West. 'Excuse me, this is not the Moscow Concert, this is the Presidential Administration,' Dmitry Peskov responded to journalists' question about the possible meeting of rapper Kanye West (Ye) and Vladimir Putin.
Consensus
- Kanye West is scheduled to perform two concerts in Saint Petersburg on October 10 and 11.
- The concerts are taking place at the Gazprom Arena.
- The cost of tickets ranges from 9,000 to 160,000 rubles.
- Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated that a meeting between Putin and Kanye West is not planned.
- Peskov emphasized that such meetings are not within the presidential administration's purview.
- The idea of a meeting originated from a statement by Anna Subcheva, head of the concert agency Say Agency.
- Kanye West has expressed long-standing admiration for Vladimir Putin and wished to meet him during his visit to Russia.
Points of divergence
- Organizers did not mention any specific agreements about the meeting. — fontanka
- The cheapest tickets sold out within an hour. — m24
- Hotel and apartment bookings in Saint Petersburg rose by 53% compared to the same period last year. — m24
- Airfare demand to Saint Petersburg increased by 400% due to the concerts. — m24
- Yana Rudkovskaya speculated that Kanye West might visit Moscow. — m24
- Joseph Pugachev estimated Kanye West's fee at $10 million per concert, totaling at least $20 million for two shows. — m24
Coverage (7 sources)
- Will Kanye West meet Putin? — Дождь
- In the Kremlin responded to Kanye West's dream to meet Putin — Фонтанка
- Pardon, this is not our topic. This is not MosConcert, this is the Presidential Administration — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Meetings between Putin and Kanye West will not take place — Дождь (Telegram)
- "Pardon me!": Peskov responds to question about meeting of Putin with Kanye West — Вести
- Pardon, this is not our topic! This is not MosConcert, this is the Presidential Administration — ТАСС (Telegram)
- In the Kremlin, it was stated that Putin does not plan to meet with rapper Kanye West — Москва 24
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