EBU, Samoilova is a political candidate & instrumentalized to threaten Ukrainian security
The Eurovision conflict surrounding Russia's contestant Yulia Samoilova shows no signs of subsiding. Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) banned…
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How Eurovision became the Kremlin’s mousetrap
On 22 March 2017, Ukraine’s authorities barred Russia’s entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest from entering Ukraine. The…
Eurovision, Russia, and weaponized disability
We would stand behind women and children, promised Vladimir Putin in March 2014, after he triggered off a…
Gerard Depardieu, the Eurovision contestant, and other Russian artists Ukraine banned
By choosing Yuliya Samoilova, a singer in a wheelchair, as a Russian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest-2017…
Is military aggression at the heart of Eurovision’s values? Open letter in protest of EBU statement
On 22 March 2017, Ukraine's security service banned entry to Russia's Eurovision participant Yulia Samoilova over her performance…
Eurovision 2017 mass resignations blamed on lack of transparency
Several organizers of the Ukrainian Eurovision 2017 team quit the show, causing a scandal. In an open letter,…
Russian coverage of Jamala’s victory descends to the level of old Soviet anecdote
The Russian media which had predicted the victory of the Russian competitor in this year’s Eurovision song competition,…
‘Jamala glorified Ukraine and Crimea!’ — Crimeans on Jamala’s Eurovision win
Jamala's win in Eurovision 2016 song festival brought a lot of joy, pride and happiness to people in…
Crimea comes to Eurovision
Eurovision 2016 will go down in history because of the "1944" song. Today Jamala will sing at Eurovision…
8 shades of Jamala, Ukraine’s Eurovision contestant
10 May is the day when this year's Eurovision Song Contest starts in Stockholm, Sweden. What do you…