Heather Mills recalls meeting Vladimir Putin during 2003 world tour

02.06.2022 - 17:53 / msn.com

Putin in a bid to stop the mass production of landmines.  In 2003, the former model and her then husband Sir Paul McCartney met the Russian leader during their world tour.  Speaking on The Argus Podcast, Heather, 54, revealed how part of her charity work at the time was attempting to convince governments to stop mass producing and stockpiling weapons.

She said: 'We were travelling around the world touring. I said, "let’s do a concert in Russia and try and get a meeting with Putin", so I could see if he will ratify.  'What we needed was China, America and Russia – they were the big manufacturers and distributers of land mines.

And setting up a concert meant we got to meet. ' The businesswoman claimed that 'everything she asked for happened', and 'everything that was said was done. ' 'A few years later it was done, and I never had contact again,' she said.