Kremlin Confirms Putin Met Eton College Students Last Week

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with students of the United Kingdom's Eton College last week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday, confirming media reports.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the spokesman, the meeting lasted for about an hour.

During their visit to Moscow, the group also met with Bishop Tikhon of the Russian Orthodox Church, who liaised between the school and the Russian president.

“It really was a private trip of boys from Eton,” Peskov told reporters.

According to Peskov, the president was pleased to meet the students.

On Wednesday, British media reported that a group of students from Eton met Putin in the Kremlin during a school trip to Russia.