# NHL superstar Alexander Ovechkin appears in United Russia campaign ad for Putin

https://mins.news/en/item/59409

- Meduza, 2026-09-15 14:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/15/nhl-superstar-alexander-ovechkin-appears-in-campaign-ad-for-putin-s-united-russia-party

> 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.

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