The Director General of the National Television Company of Ukraine Zurab Alasania said his statement that the country can refuse to participate in the next “Eurovision”, if this year will win Russian Sergey Lazarev. On Friday, May 13, according to “Moscow speaking».
«I am a citizen of his country to send people to the competition in the country, which occupied part of my country, I can not. I’m sorry, your country is at war with us, your country has occupied part of my country, your country took part of my country in the form of the Crimea “, – Alasania said
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On a possible boycott of the contest in case of victory, “a man named Lazarus,” Alasania wrote on Facebook until May 13th.
According to the bookmakers, the main struggle in the current “Eurovision” will be between Russia and Ukraine. Finals will be held in Stockholm on 14 May. It will perform 26 performers. Lazarev will perform under 18th number.
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Ukraine has already once refused to participate in “Eurovision” – in 2014. National broadcaster explained by the fact that the situation in the country, including the financial, economic, does not allow to send the Executive for the competition.
Crimea became part of Russia in March 2014 after a referendum in which the vast majority of Peninsula, took part in the vote, supported the decision. However, the Kiev region continues to be considered “temporarily occupied territory.” A similar position is occupied by a number of Western countries. Moscow insists that the reunification of the Crimea with Russia took place in full accordance with international law.
Ukraine and a number of other foreign countries also accuse Russia in the conduct of hostilities in the Donbass. In Moscow refute these claims.
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