Ovechkin in 2017: “I have never hidden my attitude towards our president,always supporting him. I am confident that there are many of us supporting him. So let’s unite and show everyone a united and strong Russia!”
Ovechkin in March 2022:"I am not in politics. I am an athlete."
Fun fact.
In 2014, Ovechkin called Ukrainians fascists, promoting the Putin's narrative to legitimize his initial invasion of Donbas.
When I called him out, @CapitalsPR wrote me a nastygram, calling me "a smug fan and not a journalist" and threatening to yank my credentials.
If a woman who survived the Siege of Leningrad is willing to get arrested protesting your "de-Nazification" of Ukraine, it probably should give you pause
There are questions you don’t have good answers to.
“You are on Putin’s kill list, how do you feel about that?”
“Well, Im also on Ukraine’s top 10 bachelorette’s list. Hope it balances it out” 🤦♂️❤️🇺🇦