Alex Ovechkin, all-time NHL goal scorer, appears in ad supporting Vladimir Putin
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"Alex Ovechkin, all-time NHL goal scorer, appears in ad supporting Vladimir Putin" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (11)
- Alex Ovechkin Finally Faces Some Pushback For Supporting Vladimir Putin defector.com · 51d ago
- Latvia bars NHL’s Ovechkin, Trump Jr. wedding benefactor from entering country The Hill · 52d ago
- Alex Ovechkin addresses pro-Putin video: ‘I’m Russian and I support my country’ The New York Times · 53d ago
- NHL star Alex Ovechkin says he's 'for peace and love' after appearing in ad for Putin-aligned party Yahoo Sports · 53d ago
- Alex Ovechkin says he supports Russia but is 'not pro-war' ESPN · 53d ago
- GOP congressman takes up Alex Ovechkin appearance in Russian campaign ad with NHL WTOP News · 53d ago
- Republican congressman presses NHL over Alex Ovechkin’s appearance in Putin party campaign ad Fox News · 53d ago
- NHL superstar Ovechkin ‘was asked’ to film Putin ad, team says Al Jazeera · 53d ago
- NHL Star Alex Ovechkin Under Fire for Appearing in Ad for Vladimir Putin People.com · 53d ago
- Capitals say Alex Ovechkin was asked to film United Russia ad while home this summer NBC4 Washington · 53d ago
- Rep. Joe Wilson demands NHL review Ovechkin over campaign video for Putin's party WJLA · 53d ago
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