Yesterday, February 24, the organizers of the international song contest, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced that Russia will be allowed to participate in Eurovision. The EBU’s statement called the competition a “non-political cultural event” and said it was currently planning to host participants from both Russia and Ukraine in May this year.
“We will, of course, continue to monitor the situation,” the report said.
Ukrainian state broadcaster UA: PBC called for Russia’s membership to be suspended. It noted that Russian broadcasters overseeing the country’s participation in the competition had been the main instrument of political propaganda, participating in the systematic dissemination of disinformation against Ukraine.
The Other Boys group posted a letter on Twitter to the organizers of Eurovision in response to the EBU’s decision.
“The current aggression and foreign policy pursued by the government of the Russian Federation is not acceptable to us. We are united with the people of Ukraine and strongly condemn the suffering of the people, “the letter said.
“Other boys” as winners of the Latvian national selection and representatives of Latvia in the 66th Eurovision Song Contest ask you to reconsider the participation of the delegation of the Russian Federation in the competition. “
The group writes: “We believe that the Eurovision Song Contest symbolizes peace, entertainment and love. This is in stark contrast to the policy currently being pursued by the Government of the Russian Federation. In our opinion, it is not right to send an artist to one EBU country while its army is stationed in another. “
Jauns.lv has already reported that on Thursday, February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an attack on Ukraine. Already on the first day of the war, more than a hundred people were killed and several hundred wounded.
You can follow the latest events about the Russian invasion of Ukraine Jauns.lv live text.
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