Alexander Ovechkin backs Putin party in campaign video

DW17 September 2026, 16:02 UTCRussia

Ice hockey legend Alexander Ovechkin has lent Vladimir Putin's party a helping hand in its parliamentary election campaign. That's in keeping with a pattern of support by an athlete who claims not to be political.

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