Lukashenko plays ice hockey as crisis sharpens on Belarus-EU border

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko takes part in a hockey match of an amateur teams tournament in Minsk, Belarus November 13, 2021. Andrei Stasevich/Belta/Handout via REUTERS

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko played ice hockey on Saturday, apparently brushing off the threat of new international sanctions over a migrant crisis on the border with the European Union.

The 67-year-old, in power for 27 years, appeared in red kit posing for cameras on the rink in images published on his website which said his team beat a Minsk region side 5-2.