According to his own words, the President of Belarus is doing well.
Aljaksandr Lukašenka got wet on the surface of the ice. EPA / AOP
President ruling Belarus autocratically Alexander Lukashenko had a hard time in the hockey match played in Minsk, in which he himself played.
The president’s teammate skated backwards and didn’t notice Lukashenko sliding behind him and ran into him. The players’ skates collided, and Lukashenko fell violently to the ice.
The Russian state media reported on the matter Tasswhose news also shows a video of the situation.
– A typical work accident situation: one hits one’s own in order to scare the enemy. Everything is fine. I’m fine, except for a sprained back. I’m already preparing for the next game, Lukashenko told the media, according to Tassi.
Lukashenko is known as a hockey man. He and the President of Russia Vladimir Putinanother passionate puck man, have often played in friendly matches both against each other and on the same team.
Putin and Lukashenko last met at the end of December in St. Petersburg, where the meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union was organized.
Belarus was excluded from the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Belarus supports Russia in the war.