“I suggested to him, by the way, (to play hockey - RT ). He said that we are playing today. He offered to stay, but you can understand him, soon the New Year, he said that he needed to be at home in Minsk, there are a lot of questions, current affairs. Before the New Year there are always a lot of them. But we agreed with him that we would see him and play together and go skiing, ”RIA Novosti cites Putin’s words.
Earlier it was reported that Putin takes part in the traditional match of the Night Hockey League, held in Moscow on Red Square.
On December 29, Moscow hosted the second meeting of Putin and Lukashenko, which lasted 3.5 hours.