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Russia on Saturday slammed the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games as a “massive failure”. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova gave a long list of shortcomings at Friday’s ceremony, which was not broadcast live on Russian television. “I wasn’t planning to watch the opening. But after seeing the photos, I couldn’t believe it wasn’t a deep fake or photoshop,” the spokeswoman wrote on Telegram Only a few Russian athletes have been approved to participate in the Games as “neutrals”. Competitors under the Russian flag have been banned over Russia’s war in Ukraine. Zakharova wrote t…

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