Donald Trump reportedly supported Vladimir Putin's proposal to organize hockey games between the US and Russia on American soil.
The two leaders held a long -term telephone discussion on Tuesday, in which Putin agreed with a proposal from Trump that Russia and Ukraine no longer attack energy infrastructure for more than 30 days.
The Kremlin announced that they also discussed the possibility of the two countries that participated in hockey competitions in the US, amid the current ban of the international competition.
Last month it was announced that Russia and Belarus will remain frozen from international ice hockey federation in the 2025-26 season.
The IIHF decision includes all world championships and effectively next year's Olympic Winter Games in Italy, although the International Olympic Committee has the last word.
“It is not yet safe to reinforce Russian and White Russian national and club teams,” said the IIHF, because “current security conditions do not allow the necessary requirements for the organization of tournaments that guarantee the security of all.”
Donald Trump has supported Vladimir Putin's plan to keep our versus Russia Hockey Games in America
Russia and Wit -Russia are still frozen from international ice hockey federation competitions
The IIHF council said it will then assess the issue in May 2026.
The Olympic Winter Games 2026 are planned for 6-22 February in Milan and Cortina.
Russia has won the Olympic gold nine times in earlier forms such as the Soviet Union and the United Team.
Russia won the silver at the 2022 Olympic Games, just a few weeks before the invasion of Ukraine.
Russia and Wit -Russia have since been banned from international ice hockey tournaments.
Trump and Putin have taken the first steps to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, while agreing to an 'energy and infrastructure stroke country'.
The partial cease -the -fire agreement will be in force for 30 days. Conversations for a permanent peace will 'start immediately' in the middle.
'The leaders agreed that the movement towards peace will start with an energy and infrastructure, as well as technical negotiations on the implementation of a cease -the fire in the Black Sea, completely ceases -the fires and permanent peace. These negotiations will immediately start in the middle, “said the White House in the reading of the call.
But Putin had conditions for a permanent end of the fighting and said that he wants the United States and its allies to put an end to military and intelligence aid to Ukraine to stop hostilities, according to the Kremlin lecture.
However, European allies are afraid that Moscow could be held during a ceasefire, so that Kyiv will stay short-handed and catches up.
President Donald Trump – shown above in the Kennedy Center on Monday – was in the call on Tuesday, confidence that he could get a stop –
A Ukrainian soldier in the Kharkiv region – The war with Russia has been going on for three years
“Both leaders agreed that this conflict should end with a lasting peace,” said the White House.
In other news from Tuesday's phone call, Putin agreed to send back 23 seriously injured Ukrainian prisoners.
Moreover, the two leaders emphasized the need for improved bilateral relations between the United States and Russia. They also agreed that Iran should never be able to destroy Israel, the White House said.
And Trump supports Putin's idea for an ice hockey game between us and Russian players, noted the Kremlin.
Their call took about two hours, starting around 10 am and ended at noon. Trump spoke from the Oval Office, where he was accompanied by vice president JD Vance and State Secretary Marco Rubio.
