"Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin spoke about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during his media availability Friday, calling for an end to the war despite offering tacit support for Russian president Vladimir Putin."
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/alex-ovechkin-speaks-about-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-please-no-more-war/ar-AAUjDbD
"Washington Capitals player Alex Ovechkin, who hails from Moscow, on Friday asked for 'no more war' as Russia carries out a violent attack of Ukraine.
"Please, no more war. It doesn't matter who is in the war - Russia, Ukraine, different countries - we have to live in peace," the hockey star said after the Capitals' practice, ESPN reported."
https://news.yahoo.com/capitals-ovechkin-calls-no-more-000047730.html
"DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tennis player Andrey Rublev wrote “No War Please” on a TV camera moments after advancing to the final at the Dubai Championships on Friday, a sentiment echoed a few hours later by NHL star and fellow Russian Alex Ovechkin in the U.S."
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-daniil-medvedev-sports-dubai-europe-71a06780d72b864780f4a328ed75006f
Russian NHL star player Alex Ovechkin says, 'Please, no more war'
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nhl/russian-nhl-star-player-alex-ovechkin-says-please-no-more-war/ar-AAUk02A
Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin addresses Russia's invasion of Ukraine, pleads for peace: 'No more war'
https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/washington-capitals-alex-ovechkin-addresses-russias-invasion-ukraine/story?id=83116001