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NHL star Alex Ovechkin appeared in a campaign advertisement for the pro-Putin United Russia party as he prepares for the upcoming hockey season. The ad features Ovechkin alongside prominent Russian officials including Sergey Lavrov, Margarita Simonyan, and others who support Putin’s regime. While Ovechkin has been a longtime supporter of Putin, since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he became more cautious about his public endorsements but still refers to Putin as "my president."
Written by the local model on 2026-09-15,
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Alex Ovechkin, the NHL's all-time leading goalscorer for the Washington Capitals, appeared in a campaign ad for the pro-Putin United Russia party as he prepares for the new hockey season. The Russian business newspaper Vedomosti published images of Ovechkin alongside prominent Putin supporters, including Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, and Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT. A long-time Putin supporter, in 2017 Ovechkin launched "Putin Team," aiming to unite people who support a stronger Russia. However, after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he became more cautious about his backing, expressing hope for an end to the conflict that has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths.
Written for “Ovechkin Endorses Putin Party” on 2026-09-17,
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Alex Ovechkin, the NHL’s all-time leading goalscorer, has appeared in a campaign ad for the United Russia party, which supports Vladimir Putin
right associates Ovechkin with pro-Putin political support
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Ovechkin is a long-time supporter of Putin. In 2017, he launched Putin Team, a social movement that he hoped would unite “people who are proud of their country and want to make Russia stronger.”
right describes Ovechkin's support for Putin and his political initiatives
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Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in the war that followed Putin’s invasion.
left criticizes Putin's actions and their consequences
Leaning score +0.35 for article 10162 (high confidence, 3 verified quotes) · logged 2026-09-15
Alex Ovechkin, the NHL’s all-time leading goalscorer, has appeared in a campaign ad for the United Russia party, which supports Vladimir Putin, as he prepares for the new hockey season.
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he → lead → season
The Russian business newspaper Vedomosti published images of the Washington Capitals star alongside pro-Putin figures such as Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, the leading parliamentary candidate on United Russia’s list, and Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of the propaganda network RT.
Ovechkin is a long-time supporter of Putin.
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Ovechkin → publish → Putin
In 2017, he launched Putin Team, a social movement that he hoped would unite “people who are proud of their country and want to make Russia stronger.”
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Russia → launch → country
He also praised the Russian leader’s “trust in and respect for his people, his fairness [and] righteousness, and the fact that he really cares.”
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he → praise → people
He said he hoped the war “was going to be over and we are going to be living in a good world”, although he still said that Putin was “my president”.
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Putin → say → world
Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed in the war that followed Putin’s invasion.
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that → kill → invasion
Ovechkin signed a one-year contract extension with the Capitals in July.
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Ovechkin → sign → July
The Capitals picked him with the first overall pick in the 2004 NHL draft and he has played his entire NHL career with them, winning the Stanley Cup as the team’s captain in 2018.
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he → pick → 2018
In 2025, he scored his 895th goal, passing Wayne Gretzky’s all-time scoring record, a mark that had stood since 1999 and one that few believed would ever be broken.
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few → score → 1999
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