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The Winter Paralympic Games have closed in Sochi, bringing to an end the 2014 Winter Olympic Season in Russia's Black Sea resort. The Paralympics ended with a glittering ceremony attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who used an earlier appearance at the event to defend his country's actions in Ukraine, where Russian forces are occupying Crimea.

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