MOSCOW, Mar 16 All the Western verbal tinsel about political correctness and freedom of speech has flown down overnight, they did not hesitate to settle scores with the Paralympic athletes, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. measures to support the regions of the Russian Federation. The President emphasized that Western countries did not hesitate to settle scores with the Paralympic athletes. On February 28, the IOC recommended that international sports federations not allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in international competitions due to the situation around Russia and Ukraine. On March 2, the teams of Russia and Belarus were allowed to participate in the Paralympics in Beijing, but after 17 hours, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) changed its mind and banned them from participating in the Games.
