Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in an exhibition of ice hockey.
That was with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in this spectacular ice hockey match in Moscow with Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
The Christmas Day match was attended by a large crowd.
It was another match of the local night ice hockey tournament in Russia.
It is said that this local night ice hockey tournament was introduced by Vladimir Putin in 2011 to popularize ice hockey in Russia.
Russian politicians and Russian hockey players participated in the event.
According to foreign reports, this tournament is traditionally held by Putin every year.