Russian ice hockey player Alex Ovechkin, one of his country’s biggest stars to play in the United States, in the NHL, pleaded Friday for peace in Ukraine, where the Kremlin launched a massive attack. The 36-year-old left-winger, captain of the Washington Capitals, spoke after practice in Philadelphia. “Please no more warhe implored. “It doesn’t matter who is at war, whether it’s Russia, Ukraine or other countries, I think we have to live in peace. It’s a complicated situation. I have family in Russia and these are scary times. But we cannot do nothing. I just hope it will stop and everything will be fine“, he developed.
Ovechkin led the Capitals to their first Stanley Cup in 2018, and finished as the league’s top scorer a record nine times. On Thursday, Russia launched an offensive against Ukraine to invade the country, and fighting was taking place as far as the capital Kyiv on Friday.
