Vladimir Putin took Super Bowl ring after ‘kill’ remark to billionaire NFL boss
New England Patriots proprietor Robert Kraft as soon as claimed that Russian nutjob Vladimir Putin nicked one among his Super Bowl rings with out asking, after making a chilling remark.
Kraft met Putin in 2005, following the Patriots’ victory over the Philadelphia Eagles at Super Bowl XXXIX. Despite now having six championship rings, Kraft wasn’t too happy about dropping one among his first three because of a mix-up throughout his assembly with Putin.
Kraft later admitted he was okay with Putin having his ring, though it held each sentimental and financial worth. In the collection 50 Rings, 50 Days, Kraft recalled in 2013: “I took out the ring and confirmed it to [Putin].
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“He put it on and he goes, ‘I can kill somebody with this ring’.” He added: “I put my hand out and he put it in his pocket, and three KGB guys obtained round him and walked out.”
Despite wanting his ring back, Kraft, who is worth £8.7billion, says he was told by White House staff not to risk starting World War III over a piece of bling. He continued: “It would actually be in the most effective curiosity of US-Soviet relations in the event you meant to offer the ring as a gift.”
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He added: “I really didn’t [want to]. I had an emotional tie to the ring, it has my name on it. I don’t want to see it on eBay. There was a pause on the other end of the line, and the voice repeated, ‘It would really be in the best interest if you meant to give the ring as a present.'”
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Putin’s former spokesman Dmitry Peskov insisted: “I was standing 20 centimetres away from him and Mr. Putin and saw and heard how Mr. Kraft gave this ring as a gift.”
