Vladimir Putin celebrated the birthday

Another 63rd birthday of President Vladimir Putin in Sochi. In the morning he took over the phone congratulations from the heads of other states, in the afternoon, met with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and played hockey, and spent the evening surrounded by relatives and friends.

Details - on.

The meeting with Shoigu

According to the President's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, Putin called this morning to congratulate the heads of many states: "He had a telephone conversation, he was congratulated by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. And, of course (Putin received), congratulatory messages from heads of states and governments of foreign countries. I can not enumerate all of them now. "

Putin then met with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who told the president about the missile strikes with Russian ships on objects "Islamic State" in Syria. "The fact that we had the shooting of the Caspian Sea at a distance of 1,500 km of high-precision weapons, and smote all the planned targets, says a good preparation of military-industrial complex and the good training of personnel", - the president praised the army.

Putin on Ice

The President took part in a gala match of the Night Hockey League. "Putin will play hockey, traditionally with his old friends - the famous hockey players-veterans, as well as with members of the Night Hockey League, which starts tomorrow, the season," - said Peskov.

Welcoming Remarks

Before the match, Putin welcomed the audience and thanked the Russian hockey veterans who "by their example encourage millions of our citizens engaged in physical culture and sport". By tradition, the president took a jersey with the number 11.

The team with the president of

with Putin in the team "Stars of the NHL" played Sergei Shoigu, Vyacheslav Fetisov, Alexei Kasatonov, Pavel Bure. And among the opponents - the team "NHL Team" - was the governor of Moscow region Andrei Vorobyov, businessmen Gennady Timchenko, Arkady and Boris Rotenberg and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.

goalscorer

In the beginning of the game opened by the NHL team, but the first few minutes he equalized Putin. Final goal against the NHL team also scored a president.

Record

Putin has scored seven goals in the match, and his team won with a score of 15:10.

Applause

News agencies reported that the audience after the final siren chanted "Happy Birthday!"

The plans for the evening

"They are so humble, perhaps, with hockey players celebrate after the match. What will be in the evening, then I do not know. This, they say, have personal space. There is, of course, probably, relatives and friends, "- Peskov said when asked about the President's plans for the evening.

People President

Over 70% of Russians believe that Putin will successfully solve and solve the country's problems, said Putin's birthday, "Levada-Center". According to nearly half of Russians (49%), "Putin genuinely wants to improve the welfare of the population, but it can not do because of the resistance of the bureaucracy, the lack of a good team." One in four (25%) believes that Putin genuinely wants to improve the welfare of the population, and "be able to do in the next six years." Another 15% believe that the president says a lot of the right words, but it is not going to do anything, and 6% believe that he does not want to do anything, and is only interested in maintaining power.

Photo: Putin's greetings to the stadium, "Achmat Arena" in Chechnya