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Alex Ovechkin defends pro-Putin video appearance: ‘I support my country’
The Capitals captain, who turned 41 on Thursday ahead of his 22nd NHL season, recently appeared in a campaign video for United Russia.
On his 41st birthday, as he prepared to kick off his 22nd NHL season, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin explained why he appeared in a campaign video for United Russia, the countrys governing…
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