but for putin, displays like this are a go to move to galvanize support. in the that s, they put out propaganda images of him riding a horse shirtless, descending in a small submarine, hiking on a hillside, thoughtfully pondering nature on a fallen tree. we ve seen him in organized hockey games, but one analyst says his strong man act has gotten steal. he just celebrated his 70th birthday and i don t think most russians are taken in by the image of their leaders. i think they are scared of the horribleness of the war in ukraine. they re worried about their family members being sucked into it. now part of the irony of putin managing his image and messaging on the war so carefully observers say is that there have been complaints from russian families that the russian government has not always been good about giving information to the relatives of
March 12 hosted a successful Battle of the Badges hockey game, with Fire beating Law 3-2. But one young boy stayed home in his firefighter costume, disappointed he didn’t make