SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Ukraine's Paralympic chief, Valeriy Sushkevich, said on Friday his team would quit the Winter Paralympic Games if Russia invaded his home country, and that he hoped the competition would be able to spread peace instead.
Russia is holding the Games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi at a time when it is being criticises for its actions in Ukraine's southern region of Crimea, where the West blames Russia for seizing military and government institutions.
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