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Latvia Blacklists Hockey Player Ovechkin and Russian Oligarch Who Financed Trump's Son's Wedding

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Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže (JV) has decided to include Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin, who promotes the regime of an aggressor state, and oligarch Umar Kremlyov, who is close to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, on the list of persons undesirable to Latvia, or "persona non grata".
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The Russian hockey player and the captain of NHL's Washington Capitals Club, Alexander Ovechkin, were banned from entering Latvia, a decision taken for an indefinite period, informed the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bayb Braje.

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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Baiba Braga decided to add to the list of undesirable persons for Latvia the most famous Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin, as well as the oligarch Umar Kremlin, close to the ruler of Russia Vladimir Putin.

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže (JV) has decided to include Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin, who promotes the regime of an aggressor state, and oligarch Umar Kremlyov, who is close to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, on the list of persons undesirable to Latvia, or "persona non grata".

Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže (JV) has decided to include Russian hockey player Alexander Ovechkin, who promotes the regime of an aggressor state, and oligarch Umar Kremlyov, who is close to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, on the list of persons undesirable to Latvia, or "persona non grata".

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jauns.lv broke the news on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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