Russian sports minister defends return of flag, anthem to Paralympics

Russian sports minister Mikhail Degtyarev on Saturday defended the return of the Russian flag and anthem to the Paralympics for the first time since 2014, amid a backlash from Ukraine and some European countries.At the opening ceremony last week, the Russian team were booed by some spectators and Ukraine, along with a handful of European countries, have boycotted the event.  

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