During a phone call on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the possibility of collaboration on hockey games in their respective countries. This conversation occurred alongside talks about negotiating a partial ceasefire in Ukraine. The Russian government summarized the call, noting that Trump supported the idea of organizing matches featuring NHL and KHL players. The NHL stated they were unaware of these discussions. Trump has recently mentioned hockey multiple times, including praise for star player Alex Ovechkin, who hopes for future matches despite pandemic disruptions.
"Donald Trump supported Vladimir Putin's idea to organize hockey matches in the USA and Russia between Russian and American players playing in the NHL and KHL."
"We have just become aware of the conversation between President Trump and President Putin. Obviously, we were not a party to those discussions, and it would be inappropriate for us to comment at this time."
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