Earlier, Putin spoke of “hockey merchants” who, he said, take young players abroad.
“I think the president was misinformed: we don’t have a mass exodus of children. Putin is very sensitive to sports, especially hockey. Perhaps he spoke out of emotion, then the Officials began to develop ideas on the introduction of restrictions,” Pliushchev said. is quoted as saying in an interview with RT.
- Plyushchev: “At the IIHF, they pretend to be innocent girls”
Source: Sport
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