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Corruption claims have dogged preparations for the Sochi Winter Olympics, writes Nataliya Vasilyeva

The first of two warships has sailed from Italy in a high-profile sign of US efforts to protect Americans at the Winter Olympics – and at least two dozen FBI agents are on their way to Russia.