Poland has become the latest country to announce plans to boycott the Winter Paralympics opening ceremony in protest at Russia's involvement in the competition. Russian athletes have been told they can compete under their country's flag at the games, the first time this has been allowed since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine . Russia's suspension came into effect in 2023 and was separate to a ban put in place ahead of the 2020 games in relation to doping offences. However, selected Russian athletes