Trump, Putin discuss US-Russia hockey series

Cold War redux in more ways than one: Russia and the U.S. look to thaw relations in the hockey rink

This week Russian President Vladimir Putin revived the Cold War tradition of taking geopolitics onto the ice, suggesting in a call to President Donald Trump that American and Russian skaters play matches against each other.diplomacy.

Moments sport acted as tool of diplomacy - as Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discuss hockey match

Sport could ease Russia's re-entry into the global community, especially if US President Donald Trump is keen for Russia to be part of the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics on his turf. And there is a playbook to attempt peace-making through sport.

During the politically charged conversation that lasted two and a half hours, the two leaders had no time for sports.

Bruce Arthur: A summit series between Putin’s Russia and Trump’s America? This is one hockey fight we could do without

Would the NHL really help normalize a monstrous regime (or two) through sport? The league, understandably, isn't commenting.

The Trump-Putin phone call gave the Kremlin leader a chance to pivot away from the war in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump talked about the fighting in Ukraine, of course.

Trump Backs Putin’s Plan for Ice Hockey Matches Between US, Russia: Kremlin

U.S. President Donald Trump supports Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to hold ice hockey matches between professional American and Russian players, the Kremlin said in a statement following their March 18 phone call. “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,” the Kremlin said in a statement to media outlets. The NHL) i…