1 week Ago By Faye Bradley,Associated Press
Her mum is famed Russian actress and filmmaker Vera Glagoleva, who directed Ralph Fiennes in Two Women, and Shubskaya initially followed in her footsteps by studying film Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Alex Ovechkin for setting an “outstanding record” as the NHL’s all-time top goalscorer. In a message after Ovechkin’s 895th career goal broke a tie for the record with Wayne Gretzky in the Washington Capitals’ game Sunday against the New York Islanders, Putin said the achievement was something Russians would celebrate. {"@context":"https://schema.
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You have surpassed legendary masters in the number of goals scored in National Hockey League regular-season games,” Putin said in a statement released by the Kremlin on Monday. {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","caption":"Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Alex Ovechkin for breaking the record as the NHL’s all-time top goalscorer.
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jpg"} Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Alex Ovechkin for breaking the record as the NHL’s all-time top goalscorer. Photo: AP Breaking Gretzky’s record “has become not only your personal success, but also a real celebration for fans in Russia and abroad,” Putin added. “I wish you health, good fortune [and] fighting spirit to conquer new heights in life and in sports.
” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday that Putin and Ovechkin had not yet spoken by phone, but that Putin’s message of congratulations showed the president “highly values Ovechkin’s sporting result”. Ovechkin has been a backer of Putin in the past and in 2017 set up a group called Putin Team on social media to show support for the Russian president, who was re-elected the following year. At the time, Ovechkin said, “I just support my country,” adding, “It’s not about political stuff.
” Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev referred to that moment in his own statement of congratulations after Ovechkin broke the record Sunday..
