Ukraine to compete in Paralympics

Ukraine will compete in the Winter Paralympics in Sochi.

The president of the country’s Paralympic Committee announced his team would not boycott the event, which gets under way with the opening ceremony on Friday night, over the escalating tensions with Russia.

Valeriy Suskevich said at a news conference: “We are staying at the Paralympic Games.”

BREAKING : Ukraine to stay in the Paralympics and raise their flag "for peace" - there will be amazing atmosphere when they walk in tonight

— Krishnan Guru-Murthy (@krishgm) March 7, 2014