Ukraine's public broadcaster has called for "further negotiations" to be held about hosting the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest there - after bosses decided a new location was needed because of the ongoing war. UA:PBC said it was "disappointed" and that the country "gained the right" to stage the competition following the 2022 Ukrainian entry's victory in Italy last month.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is in talks with the BBC over whether the UK could host the annual event, after Sam Ryder came second in Turin. Mykola Chernotytskyi, head of the managing board of UA:PBC, said: “We are disappointed with this decision of the EBU.
“During this month, a large number of people in Ukraine have thrown all their efforts to fulfil the conditions for holding Eurovision in our country. Security is, of course, our first priority.
