Eleven countries, together with the EU, announced a boycott of the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games in Italy due to the International Paralympic Committee’s decision to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete under their national flags and anthems.
Source: PRYAMYI
The boycott includes Canada, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Finland, Croatia, the Czech Republic, and Germany. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha called this decision a “war propaganda show for Moscow and Minsk.”
This year, Russian athletes will compete under their own flag and anthem for the first time since 2014. Ukraine will be represented by 35 participants, and Ukrainian officials will not take part in official events, including the opening ceremony.
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