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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Isobel Lewis

Russia banned from Eurovision after invasion of Ukraine

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Russia will no longer perform at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, the European Broadcasting Union has announced.

On Thursday (24 February), organisers of the annual contest announced that they had no plans to prevent Russia from taking part in this year’s event, despite urging by Ukraine’s public broadcaster over the ongoing invasion of their country.

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