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Milan Cortina Paralympics guide: Winter Games celebrate 50 years and Russian flag returns

Yankton Daily Press 24 Feb 2026
The Winter Paralympics celebrate its 50th anniversary at Milan Cortina, where Ukraine is expected to boycott the opening ceremony as the Russian flag and national anthem make a return to the global sports stage ....
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Ukraine Paralympic team to boycott opening ceremony over Russian flag decision

Straits Times 20 Feb 2026
It also expresses its “demand” that the Ukrainian flag not be used at the March 6 ceremony ....
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Ukraine to boycott Paralympics opening over Russian flag decision

Deutsche Welle 20 Feb 2026
Ukrainian competitors will boycott the March 6 Paralympics opening ceremony in Verona over the decision to allow some Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flags. Follow DW for more ... .
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Ukraine Paralympics team to boycott Opening Ceremony over Russian flag decision: statement

Yahoo Daily News 20 Feb 2026
Their fury was sparked by the IPC decision to allow six Russians and four Belarusians to take part under their own flags at the Milan-Cortina Paralympics rather than as neutral athletes.
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Ukraine's officials to boycott Paralympics over Russian flag decision

Laurel Leader-Call 19 Feb 2026
Ukrainian officials will boycott the Paralympic Winter Games, Kyiv said Wednesday, after the International Paralympic Committee allowed Russian athletes to compete under their national flag ....
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Italy doesn't want athletes competing under Russian flag or anthem in Paralympics

Yahoo Daily News 19 Feb 2026
Olympic host Italy called on Thursday for a reversal of the decision to let 10 Russian and Belarusian athletes compete with national flags and anthems at next month’s Paralympic Games.
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Russian flag and anthem set to return at Paralympics after decade-long absence

NBC News 18 Feb 2026
Russian athletes will compete under their own flag at the 2026 Paralympics for the first time in more than a decade ... .
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Russian flag and anthem set to return at next month''s Paralympics after decade-long absence

The Hindu 18 Feb 2026
Russian athletes were initially banned because of a state-sponsored doping program, and the sanctions against Russia have continued since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022 ....
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Hastily handmade Russian flag failed to thwart US special forces

Tradewinds 18 Feb 2026
Marinera VLCC was seized by US forces despite efforts to reflag the ship to Russia ....
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Ukraine to boycott Paralympic Winter Games over Russian flag decision

RTE 18 Feb 2026
Ukrainian officials will boycott the Paralympic Winter Games, Kyiv said on Wednesday, after the International Paralympic Committee allowed Russian athletes to compete under their national flag.
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Six athletes to compete under Russian flag at Paralympics

BBC News 17 Feb 2026
Six Russian and four Belarusian athletes will compete under their nations' flags at the upcoming Winter Paralympics ... .
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Russian flag and anthem set to return at next month’s Paralympics after a decade-long absence

Wtop 17 Feb 2026
MILAN (AP) — Russian athletes will compete under their own flag at the Paralympics ... It will mark the first time a Russian flag has been flown at the Paralympics since the 2014 games in Sochi, Russia.
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Captain and first officer of seized Russian-flagged tanker leave Scots waters

Daily Record 27 Jan 2026
The United States military seized the Marinera in waters between Iceland and Scotland on January 7 after it was accused of breaking US sanctions by carrying oil for Venezuela, Russia and Iran ... .
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Action taken against Donald Trump in Scots courts by detained captain of seized Russian-flagged tanker

Daily Record 26 Jan 2026
The United States military seized the Marinera, formerly known as Bella-1, on 7 January after it was accused of breaking US sanctions by carrying oil for Venezuela, Russia and Iran ... .
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