CNN World News Actuality Presented By Claire Evren Vladimir Putin celebrates birthday on ice in celebrity hockey match Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, spent his 63rd birthday on the ice Wednesday, 0ctober 7, playing hockey with NHL stars and various Russian officials and tycoons in Sochi. For years, Russia’s leader has cultivated a populist image in the Russian Media. After his warships fired cruise missiles at targets in Syria on Wednesday, Vladimir Putin shot pucks into the net at an ice hockey game on his 63rd birthday. Hours after the defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, said at a meeting with Putin […]