{
  "id": 8196052,
  "title": "Capitals captain says he is ‘not pro-war’ after appearing in Russian campaign ad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/capitals-captain-says-he-is-not-pro-war-after-appearing-in-russian",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T07:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/ovechkin-defends-united-russia-campaign-video-i-support-my-country-50642474.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin has defended his appearance in a campaign video for United Russia, the ruling Russian party backed by President Vladimir Putin, saying he is “not pro-war” but supports his country.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Russia begins 3-day legislative elections as Kremlin seeks to project support for war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/russia-begins-3-day-legislative-elections-as-kremlin-seeks-to-project",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:47:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "‘I’m Russian, and I support my country’: Washington Capitals star Ovechkin on why he appeared in United Russia’s campaign video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/im-russian-and-i-support-my-country-washington-capitals-star-ovechkin",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:54:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}