Peskov confirmed Putin's regular hockey training sessions

Russian President Vladimir Putin still regularly plays hockey. This was announced on June 4 by Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian leader.

Thus, the Kremlin's official representative commented on the words of two-time Olympic champion Vyacheslav Fetisov, who recently played with the president in the same team.

“yeah. The president continues to play hockey," TASS quoted Peskov as saying.

In March last year, American leader Donald Trump supported the idea of Russian President Vladimir Putin to hold hockey matches between Russian and American players playing in the KHL and NHL in both countries.

On March 26, 2026, Olympic speed skating champion, State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova announced that the United States was considering the possibility of holding friendly matches between the American and Russian national hockey and football teams.