Robert Kraft Says Russian President Vladimir Putin Stole His Super Bowl Ring

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is claiming that during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, back in 2005, he pocketed Kraft's Super Bowl ring.

The N.Y. Post claims that at the time Kraft lied by claiming that the ring, worth $25,000, was a gift for Putin, but now is claiming that Putin stole the ring from him. When Kraft demanded the ring back, the White House intervened in the matter.

Kraft explained the incident happened while he and other business execs where in St. Petersburg, "I took out the ring and showed it to [Putin], and he put it on and he goes, 'I can kill someone with this ring.'" Kraft went to say that when he reached out to get the ring back, Putin stuck the ring in his pocket and three KGB agents surrounded the president and walked away.

At the time, Kraft explained [lied] about what happen to the ring, "President Putin, a great and knowledgeable sports fan, was clearly taken with its uniqueness. I decided to give him the ring as a symbol of the respect and admiration that I have for the Russian people and [his] leadership."

In reality, Kraft wanted the Super Bowl ring back, Kraft claimed on Thursday when he spoke in front of a crowd at the Carnegie Hall's Medal of Excellence gala at the Waldorf-Astoria. Kraft even went on to say that he got a call from the White House who told him that it would be in the best interest of US-Russian relations if he meant to give Putin the ring as a present.

Kraft says that he really didn't want to go through with the [lie] statement, because of the fact that he had an emotional tie to the ring, and because the ring had his name on it.

It is said that the ring is kept at the Kremlin library.