Head of the Russian Hockey Federation (RFH) Vladislav Tretiak in an interview with , he said that the entire professional hockey community supports the head of state Vladimir Putin.
Putin this week announced his candidacy for the post of President of the Russian Federation. Many athletes joined “Team Putin”: Tatiana Navka, Evgeni Plushenko, Nikita Nagorny, Alexander Povetkin, Denis Lebedev, Sergei Karyakin, Alexander Legkov, Olga Brusnikina, Jeff Monson and others.
— Vladislav Alexandrovich, what do you think of the nomination of Russian President Vladimir Putin for a new term? On Saturday in Moscow you took part in an event dedicated to this event.
“It was a great honor for me, because we both represented hockey there, me and Danis Zaripov.” I must say that our president is very fond of hockey and actively develops our sport. This is why the entire hockey family supports Vladimir Putin. He’s our captain.
Of course, it is very important for us to support the president. Vladimir Vladimirovich is truly a leader, he does a lot for sport. Let’s remember the 90s, when all our sports fields were in flea markets. There was commerce and there was no physical education or sport. But when Vladimir Putin arrived, he immediately returned the sports facilities to their original purpose.
Vladimir Vladimirovich pays great attention to sports and a lot of money is included in the budget and ice rinks are being built. Of course, athletes love and respect Putin very much. He is a strong man, from a family of athletes. We all came to Moscow to support Vladimir Putin and his nomination for another presidential term.
— Did you act as a confidant?
— Not yet, but there was a meeting at which many famous people from all over the country spoke: artists, businessmen, athletes, rural workers… Hundreds of people. Everyone unanimously said that the country really has a worthy leader and we support Vladimir Putin,” Tretiak told .
Source : MatchTV
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