“Of course, I'll go to the meeting. Not every time you get into the White House, you talk and just take a picture with the US president, ”quoted the hockey player Sport-Express.

He also told what he would like to talk with the leader of the United States.

“I will ask when relations with Russia will improve,” Ovechkin added.

Prior to that, the media reported that Trump was negotiating with “Washington” about the team’s visit to the White House on the occasion of her last year’s victory in the Stanley Cup.

Earlier, Ovechkin told whether he can change the club after the expiration of the contract with Washington.