Putin hits the ice in Sochi
Reuters
2014-05-10
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The crowd roars as Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to the ice in Sochi.
After the opening fanfare -- a moment of silence for those killed a day earlier in the eastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol.
The game begins.
It's a Night Hockey League game -- where dignitaries and former athletes face off in a league created by Putin to keep athletes competing past the age of 40.
The crowd couldn't be happier.
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN SAYING:
"We don't have winners and losers. It's a friendly game. It's a show and all of us enjoyed it."
Putin later joins teammates for photos as Russia is locked in its gravest confrontation with the West since the Cold War.
After the opening fanfare -- a moment of silence for those killed a day earlier in the eastern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol.
The game begins.
It's a Night Hockey League game -- where dignitaries and former athletes face off in a league created by Putin to keep athletes competing past the age of 40.
The crowd couldn't be happier.
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN SAYING:
"We don't have winners and losers. It's a friendly game. It's a show and all of us enjoyed it."
Putin later joins teammates for photos as Russia is locked in its gravest confrontation with the West since the Cold War.
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