Broadcaster unable to resolve issue with TV channel after Ukraine ban on singer Julia Samoylova who toured disputed CrimeaThe Russian television station Channel One has announced that it will not broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest this year or take part in the competition because its contestant has been barred from the host country, Ukraine.The statement came in Thursday’s evening news bulletin after a dispute over whether Russia’s entrant, Julia Samoylova, would be allowed to attend the event in Kiev because she had toured in Crimea in 2015 after it was annexed by Russia. … …read more
Source: The Guardian
