Are you actually serious? Go to google and do some research, They are friends. Alex O participated in some of his campaigns including “saving” the kids of the Ukrainian Donbas region, which was a precursor for Russian military incursions into that area years before their full invasion in 2022.
Alex is a major celebrity, probably looked up to nationally there. You don't think the he was probably recruited to campaign and didn't have much if an option?
That would seem more plausible to me than him being some "buddy" of the dictator, he's a sport goon.
He confounded an organization that supports putin (“PutinTeam”) and he participated in propaganda campaigns against Ukraine in between Russia’s invasion of Crimea and the full on invasion in 2022 (or it might have been before the 2014 invasion, can’t remember exactly.)
Is not knowing something a crime now? I did what any person should do, I asked for clarification and updates on knowledge I may not have because I'm human, and Google gave me nothing for "Alex Ovechkin Putin". So you can be useful or you can scroll past, have a nice day
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That would seem more plausible to me than him being some "buddy" of the dictator, he's a sport goon.
đź–•That Trump bootlicker Gretzky.
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https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6165152/2025/03/05/alex-ovechkin-wayne-gretzky-nhl-goal-record/?source=bsky_hq
Current odds and date predictions ⤵️
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6083468/2025/03/05/ovechkin-goals-record-wayne-gretzky-stats/?source=bsky_hq
But Gretsky as a Trump Fanboy is also...meh.
Not trying to make excuses for his Putin pandering but I try to understand it.