CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Ukraine’s Paralympic committee has accused the International Paralympic Committee and Milan Cortina organizers of subjecting Ukraine’s athletes and coaches to “systematic pressure.” It released a statement Wednesday with a series of alleged incidents in which it said representatives of the IPC and the local organizing committee pressured and disrespected the Ukrainians. The incidents included the alleged forceful removal of a Ukrainian flag, the breaking up of planning meetings by the Ukrainian team, and the prohibition of a Ukrainian athlete from wearing a earring with the words “Stop War” in a podium ceremony. The IPC said it was caught by surprise by the Ukrainian statement. “We’re surprised by it because we’ve received no feedback from them through chef de mission meetings, which are held each morning,” Craig Spence, the IPC’s chief brand and communications officer, said at the media briefing on Wednesday. “In addition to that, we have not received any information from them through the formal or informal lines that exist in the Village,” he said. “There’s a lot of …