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Russia to compete under own flag at Paralympics

Key Points
  • Russia will compete under its own flag at the Paralympics.
  • SVT's correspondent calls it a Russian "partial victory".
  • The move may boost pride and be used in Russian propaganda.

Russia will compete under its own flag again at the Paralympics. SVT's foreign correspondent Bert Sundström states that this is a Russian "partial victory" and that it will be exploited in Russian propaganda, giving a sense of pride to many Russians who long to see their country compete under its own flag.

this is a Russian 'partial victory' and that it will be exploited in Russian propaganda, giving a sense of pride to many Russians who long to see their country compete under its own flag

Bert Sundström, SVT's foreign correspondent

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