Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko played in a friendly hockey match. They played for one team, which won 18: 7.
The game took place in the ice palace of the Manezh children’s and youth sports school in the suburbs of St. Petersburg. The presidents of the two countries played for the white team. Mr Putin was number 11, the President of Belarus was number 1.
The account in the game was opened by the Russian president. In total, he scored seven, Mr. Lukashenko – two, reports TASS.
Earlier today, December 29, the presidents of Russia and Belarus held talks in St. Petersburg. Their meeting lasted three hours. During the conversation, Alexander Lukashenko, in particular, thanked Vladimir Putin for his support “in this difficult time of sanctions.”
Read more about sanctions in relations between Belarus in the publication of Kommersant “Minsk is being cut, potassium is flying.”
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