Vladimir Kiselyov, the head of the controversial “Federation” charity and formerly the head of the Federal State Enterprise “Kremlin” (responsible for organizing cultural and entertainment events in the Moscow Kremlin), stated that he did not recall ever meeting Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. "We lived in the same city, so maybe we took the same tram sometime," Kiselyov said. Meanwhile Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, stated earlier that the Prime Minister "has never hidden the fact that he knows Kiselyov." Kiselyov is under fire after it emerged that his charity failed to donate, as it was promised, any funds or equipment to assist ill children three months after a high-profile charitable concert. Putin played the piano and sang a song in English at the event, which was also attended by movie stars Gerard Depardieu, Sharon Stone and Kevin Costner. Although seats near stars' tables were reportedly offered at 1 million rubles ($35,000) each, a charity spokesperson declared no money was collected during the event.
http://themoscowtimes.com/news/article/embattled-charity-denies-ties-to-putin/432291.html
http://lenta.ru/articles/2011/03/10/federationfund1/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV4IjHz2yIo&tracker=False (video)
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