Russian senator promises to boycott the next Eurovision contests
First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Franz Klintsevich said that Russia will boycott all future Eurovision contests if the leadership of the competition does not speak out in defense of the Russian participant Yulia Samoilova, who, as “PolitNavigator” already reported, Today, entry into Ukraine was banned for a period of three years.
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“Of course, Russia will boycott this competition, and not only in Kyiv, but all subsequent ones. The Eurovision leadership must have its say, declare that such a decision by the Ukrainian authorities regarding Samoilova is unacceptable. But the leadership of Eurovision is silent, it is completely politicized and biased,” RIA Novosti quotes Klintsevich.
A source in the Russian Foreign Ministry called the SBU’s decision regarding Samoilova cynical and inhumane.
Recall PolitNavigator previously reported that, that the head of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, Valentina Matvienko, expressed the hope that the Eurovision organizers will reason with Ukraine on the Samoilova issue. In turn, the popular Russian performer Yuri Loza I’m glad that Samoilova will not be allowed into Ukraine. According to him, Russia has nothing to do in this competition. And British singer Robbie Williams made fun of Russian oligarchs in his video declared his readiness to represent the Russian Federation at the competition.
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