Capitals say hockey star Ovechkin 'was asked' to film Putin ad
- Ovechkin: 2 events in the last 90 days
- Previous: earlier the same day · Capitals say Ovechkin was asked to appear in Putin political ad
What happened
The Washington Capitals ice hockey team Tuesday deflected criticism of star Alex Ovechkin's appearance in a campaign video for Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying the NHL all-time scoring leader had been "asked by his country to participate.""Alex Ovechkin is a Russian citizen who lives in Moscow with his family during the offseason and will live there following his retirement," said a Capitals spokesman in a s…
Summary assembled by rule from the sources below