House GOPer demands NHL investigate Ovechkin over pro-Putin ad

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Washington Capitals captain Ovechkin under fire for appearance in pro-Putin ad

Washington Capitals captain Ovechkin under fire for appearance in pro-Putin ad

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) is demanding the NHL investigate Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin over an advertisement he participated in promoting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s party ahead of the country’s elections this weekend.

In a letter to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Wednesday, Wilson called it “incredibly alarming” that Ovechkin appeared in the ad “supporting the party of war criminal Putin.”

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