House GOPer demands NHL review Ovechkin over pro-Putin ad
Rep. Joe Wilson requested the NHL review Washington Capitals player Alex Ovechkin for appearing in a campaign ad for Vladimir Putin’s party. Wilson described Ovechkin's participation as alarming in a letter to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. The ad supports Putin ahead of Russia's upcoming elections.
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) is calling on the NHL to review Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin's participation in an advertisement 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...
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