Politics● LowSep 17 · Sep 17, 2026, 6:02 PM
‘I’m Russian’: NHL star Ovechkin defends Putin ad appearance
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Al Jazeera [en] · global
Washington Capitals captain under fire for appearing in an election campaign video for Putin's United Russia party.
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