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  1. Conflicts stopped during the games, because they were an important religious festival, and it was customary in ancient Greece to pause conflicts during those. The most famous example being the Spartans not showing up on time at Marathon.
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  2. It's a simple way of letting ordinary Russians know that the majority of the world disapproves of their imperial ambitions, it cuts through the propaganda pretty effectively.
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