Hockey star Alex Ovechkin takes Putin’s side in the Ukraine war

2014/8/29 12:26:13

 So it's safe to say that Ovie thinks the Ukrainian government are fascists, and that Putin is saving the children from them. This is the Russian government line and a common view within Russia itself, where Russian media has been hammering it endlessly, creating a parallel universe reality in which Ukrainians are crying out to be liberated by Putin.

 


From VOX 29 August 2014

 

Tuesday afternoon, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and international hockey star took a stand on the Ukraine crisis. Or, he posted a message about it on Instagram, anyway.

 

The hashtag #SaveChildrenFromFascism appears to be a pro-Kremlin line on the Ukraine crisis. It pops up on a bunch of anti-Ukrainian Instagram photos, often paired with #SaveDonbassFromTheUkrainianArmy. That one refers to Donbass, a region of eastern Ukraine that Russia is currently invading.

 

Ovie, as he's called, paired the hashtag with a Russian message — "Наши Дедушки и Бабушки видели все ужасы фашизма!Мы не допустим его в наше время!!" That translates, roughly, as "Our grandfathers and grandmothers saw the horrors of fascism; we will not permit in our time!!" (Thanks to Kiley Kroh and many others for the translation).

 

For full text, Link below

http://www.vox.com/2014/8/28/6079369/ovechkin-putin-ukraine

 

photo courtesy of article source

 

 

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