The International Paralympic Committee said Friday it will conditionally readmit Russia by March this year, lifting a suspension imposed over a doping scandal.
A Kremlin spokesman responded by saying Russia was delighted.
"We are absolutely thrilled for our Paralympic athletes," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
"(Russia's President Vladimir) Putin has always shown them full and unconditional support.
"We hope the constructive and transparent work will allow the Russian sports authorities to turn the page in their relations with international bodies."
"Twenty-nine months later it is the IPC governing board's firm belief that keeping the RPC suspended is no longer necessary and proportionate to the situation we now face in Russia."