Russia Excluded from the Eurovision Song Contest

After the long-standing tension with Ukraine, Russia announced yesterday that it officially declared war and started military operations. This war, which led to the emergence of terrible images, resonated all over the world and managed to influence many different sectors.

Sports organizations such as the Champions League and Formula 1 announced that they stopped their events to be held in Russia. Now, a move has come from the music industry on the subject. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) will be held in Russia on 10-14 May 2022. Excluded from the Eurovision Song Contest announced.

‘Russia may damage the reputation of the competition’

First of all, in the statements made by the EBU officials yesterday, the participation of Russia in the organization will not be blocked had been expressed. This statement, as you can imagine, drew reactions from many sides. Many European countries, including Norway, the Netherlands and Iceland, criticized this statement of the EBU. In fact, the Finnish government reacted harshly to this decision and announced that if Russia participated in Eurovision, it would not send contestants to the organization.

However, the European Broadcasting Union, with its statement today, preferred to take a step back on this issue and declared the country out of the giant music event. expulsion decision announced that he had Officials, who stated that the decision was reached by consulting the opinions of the EBU members, that no Russian artist can participate in the Eurovision Song Contest recorded.

Finally, in the written statements made by the EBU, it was stated that due to the ongoing ‘unprecedented’ crisis in Ukraine, Russia’s participation in this giant organization to be held in Italy in May. may damage the reputation of the competition. expressed.