Ukraine called the condition of Russia’s participation in “Eurovision”
Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Vyacheslav Kyrylenko said that the country is ready to accept all the countries participating in the Eurovision song contest, including representatives from Russia, but only the one who is not seen in the violation of Ukrainian legislation.
This statement Kirilenko done in the air of “Ukrainian radio”. A video statement issued by the press service of Deputy Prime Minister.
“Of course, we are ready to accept all 43 participating countries of “Eurovision”. Including representatives from Russia. Russia itself may find a way out of this situation, offering the participant or the participant who has no problems with Ukrainian legislation. And in this case, this problem will be solved very quickly,” said Kirilenko.
Kirilenko added that Kiev “hopes this approach on the part of Russia”. The story around the participation of Russia in “Eurovision” he called provocation of Moscow.
“We see that the provocation with the “Eurovision” from Russia is only a small link in the long chain of provocations and actions aimed at aggravating the situation in Ukraine”, — he stressed.
On “the Eurovision” which this year will be held in the capital of Ukraine, Russia was going to send the singer Yulia Samoylova. However, the security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has banned her from entering the country for three years. The reason for this was the fact that Samoilova acted at the festival in the Crimea. It was in 2015, when the Crimea became part of Russia.
This week, the organizer of Eurovision — the European broadcasting Union (EBU) is proposed to broadcast a speech Samoilova on video. “The first channel” has rejected this offer. Kirilenko, commenting on the proposal, said that this method also would be a violation of laws of Ukraine as “touring and shows with the participation of persona non grata in Ukraine is prohibited.”
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