They played a few shinny, and in a surprise Putin’s team won 15-10 with the Russian president scoring seven goals.
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Yahoo Sports also noted that he celebrated his birthday along with friends and a few famous hockey players in the country including Slava Fetisov, Pavel Bure, Alexander Mogilny and Valeri Kamensky.
As Russian television began to broadcast the dramatic footages of the cruise missiles attack, Mr Putin stepped on the ice of the Shayba arena in Sochi for the game that was broadcast live on Russian television. Don’t think anyone mentioned that to him, though.
Especially when victory isn’t getting back on defense.
A lover of judo as well as hockey, the president has often shown off his physical prowess, posing bare-chested for photos on hunting and fishing trips.
Then there’s Putin the Pop Icon – at least according to one of Russia’s most popular rappers.
The White House has been working to reverse the popular image of Putin as a political mastermind who has the upper hand in worldwide disputes.
Vladimir Putin as comicbook characters “The Incredible Hulk” and as Gotham City super-hero protector “Batman”.
Putin, who received a superstar ovation during the introductions, netted seven goals.
One skeptic compared Russia’s president to North Korea’s infallible dear leader, Kim Jong Putin.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin was born in 1952 and has been the president of Russian Federation since May 7, 2012. Russian Federation needed approval from Iran and Iraq in order to launch the attack since the missiles travelled through their airspace.
Filmed partly on Red Square, the sleek and well-produced video even features dancers wearing Putin masks, with Timati and another rapper performing in front of a giant Putin mural.
Last month Putin teamed up with Russian stars Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin.
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“Vladimir Putin marks his 63rd birthday”, a ticker on the state-owned Rossiya 24 rolling news channel read.
