Ovechkin was asked to appear in ad for Putin-backed United Russia, Capitals say

VIDEO SHOWS: FILE PHOTOS & FOOTAGE OF NHL ICE HOCKEY GREAT ALEXANDER OVECHKIN WITH RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN SHOWS: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (ARCHIVE – MAY 27, 2012) (REUTERS/ALEXEI DRUZHININ/RIA NOVOSTI

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