US EditionPutin’s Ally, 71, Humiliated in Ice Hockey Game Wipeout
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Putin’s Ally, 71, Humiliated in Ice Hockey Game Wipeout
An aging Eastern European despot and key ally of Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin took a nasty tumble while skating out on the ice during an amateur hockey match Sunday. Alexander Lukashenko, who at 71 years old has ruled the repressive former Soviet republic of Belarus for more than three decades, was playing on his very own presidential squad against the Brest region’s team at the Olympic Arena in the country’s capital of Minsk. The president—who…
Aleksandr Lukashenko, 71, went out on the ice to play hockey. Then the Belarusian president collided with a teammate. Lukashenko fell to the ice and the game was paused
The dictator had back problems.
Alexander Lukashenko was involved in a nasty collision over the weekend. During a hockey game in Minsk, he fell to the ice after an unintentional collision with his own teammate, who tripped him while backing up in the middle zone during an amateur battle. The Belarusian president then got back on his skates with his help. "I feel fine except for the strained muscles in my back," the long-time dictator commented on the awkward moment.
Viral images of the Belarusian president have been circulating the internet. Alexander Lukashenko became a star of the moment with a spectacular fall during a hockey game in Minsk.
It was supposed to be another routine hockey game in Belarus, with President Alexander Lukashenko showing off his skills on skates, but in a moment of carelessness, the sporting event turned into a comedic drama that shook social media. While standing in the center of the arena, player number 68 – Yaroslav Chupris, a former national team player who happens (or doesn’t) play on the same team as the president – collided with Lukashenko from behind…
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