PoliticsNHL superstar Alexander Ovechkin appears in United Russia campaign ad for Putin

Washington Capitals star Alexander Ovechkin appears in a United Russia campaign video ahead of Russia’s September 18–20 State Duma election. Standing silently beside Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and other government supporters, Ovechkin joins a party effort featuring its leading candidates. He has long backed Vladimir Putin and previously founded the “Putin’s Team” movement, but did not make United Russia’s federal top five.

Russian politicsState Duma electionAlexander OvechkinUnited Russia

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