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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

French President Macron: 'There can't, obviously, be a Russian flag at the Paris Games'

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French President Emmanuel Macron said the Russian flag has no place at next year's Paris Olympics because of the war crimes committed by Vladimir Putin's regime in Ukraine.

Russia has not been allowed to fly its flag at the Olympics since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. Since then, Russians have been competing at the Summer and Winter Olympics under various names because of doping issues.

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