"Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes" - the slogan of Kyiv's Independence Square sounded out of place in Sochi, the Russian winter sports showpiece where the Paralympic Games were drawing to a close Saturday.
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Ukraine considered boycotting the Paralympic Games early this month, but the head of Ukraine's Paralympic Committee Valery Sushkevych met with Vladimir Putin on March 6, and announced just hours before the opening ceremony they would remain to compete.