agram ▁that ▁the ▁group ' s ▁official ▁website ▁had ▁been ▁launched . ▁On ▁the ▁soft ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁site , ▁visitors ▁were ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁sign ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁team , ▁track ▁related ▁news , ▁particip ate ▁in ▁cont ests ▁and ▁attend ▁and ▁organ ize ▁events . ▁ ▁O ve ch kin ▁has ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁idea ▁for ▁Put in Team ▁was ▁all ▁his ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁group ▁is ▁non - polit ical ▁in ▁its ▁nature . ▁However , ▁V edom osti , ▁a ▁Russian ▁financial ▁newspaper , ▁reported ▁that ▁Kre ml in ▁sources ▁have ▁said ▁that ▁I MA - Cons ult ing ▁were ▁behind ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁organization . ▁A ▁Kre ml in - supported ▁public - rel ations ▁firm , ▁I MA - Cons ult ing ▁reported ly ▁holds ▁a ▁$ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁contract ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Russian ▁elections . ▁ ▁The ▁Kre ml in ▁spoke ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁movement ▁after ▁its ▁announ cement . ▁ ▁Other ▁support ▁Fellow ▁N HL ▁player ▁Ev gen i ▁M alk in , ▁who ▁announced ▁his ▁own ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁movement , ▁stated , ▁" We ▁want ▁( Put in ) ▁to ▁understand ▁that ▁we ▁support ▁him … . We ▁just ▁try ▁to ▁offer ▁our ▁support ▁because , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁we ▁have ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁Russia ; ▁they ▁have ▁elections , ▁too ." ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁Alexander ▁O ve ch kin , ▁the ▁Put in Team ▁movement