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How Russia and Ukraine have politicized Eurovision over the years

2022-02-25 21:52:27Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

How Russia and Ukraine have politicized Eurovision over the years

Russia was also excluded from Eurovision and will not take part in the dispute in May in Turin, Italy.

The apparent turnaround comes almost 24 hours after organizers described the competition as a "non-political cultural event" and said they were "currently planning" to host participants from Russia and Ukraine this year.

Ukrainian state television had called for Russia to be suspended, saying Russian broadcasters, who oversee the country's participation in the contest, had been a "spokesman" for the Kremlin.

The Russian delegation did not respond to comments. But tensions between the two countries have overshadowed previous editions of the song contest.

In 2019, Ukraine withdrew from the race amid its ongoing conflict with Russia over the annexation of Crimea by Putin's forces in 2014.

Pop singer Maruv, who won Ukraine's public vote, withdrew from the contest, saying she refused to be used as a "political tool". After two other groups refused to participate, the Ukrainian broadcaster withdrew from the competition.

In 2016, despite being the favorite to win the competition, Russia was defeated by Ukrainian singer Jamala who won with a song depicting the expulsion of Crimean Tatars by Joseph Stalin in 1944 - a horrific chapter that the country's parliament has described as equivalent to genocide.

The texts were widely interpreted as a critique of Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.

In 2017, Russian competitor Yulia Samoylova was barred from entering Ukraine, which hosted the competition, because she had made a tour of Crimea without entering it across the border with the Ukrainian continent.

The Ukrainian government considers that persons entering the territory through Russia have crossed the border illegally.

Russian television station Channel One later announced that it would not broadcast the contest or participate.


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