# Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin appears in United Russia campaign video with Lavrov

https://mins.news/en/item/58360

- Meduza, 2026-09-14 21:24 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/15/washington-capitals-captain-alexander-ovechkin-appears-in-a-campaign-video-for-russia-s-ruling-united-russia-party-alongside-foreign-minister-sergei-lavrov

> Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin has joined a United Russia campaign video ahead of Russia’s September parliamentary elections. He appears in a video focused on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. State Duma elections are scheduled for September 18–20, 2026.

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