Eurovision Denies Plans for Russia’s Return to the Festival After RTVE’s Criticisms
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He did not refute previous statements about the “theoretical” possibility of participation of the aggressor country in the song contest.
The president of Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), José Pablo López, described this Saturday as “a flagrant insult to European values” the statements of the director of Eurovision, Martin Green, about the possible return of Russia to the festival—which develops its end this Saturday—when the invasion of Ukraine continues. For his part, Green denied the Russian return. In an interview with journalist Pablo O’Hana, according to ABC Sevilla, Green a…
The director of Eurovision, Martin Green, denied this Saturday that there is any kind of plan or negotiation about a possible return of Russia to the Festival from which he was excluded by his invasion of Ukraine, and denied the information attributed to him by those words that have provoked a harsh reaction from RTVE.Continue reading...
Russia can in principle return to the Eurovision Song Contest, even if the war in Ukraine continues. This was stated by Eurovision boss Martin Green (54) in a high-profile interview. He also defends Israel's participation, because according to him there is "no global consensus" on the conflict there.
On the eve of the great night of Eurovision, the controversy is growing. This time, on the part of the director of Eurovision, Martin Green, who in an open interview the door to Russia’s return, even in conflict with Ukraine, and a war that set it apart in 2022: “The invasion of another country is not a reason to exclude Eurovision.” The head of the European Broadcasting Union (ERU) shared his opinion in an interview with journalist Pablo O’Hana…
RTVE calls the Eurovision director's statements on Russia's return to the festival "blame insult" and Eurovision denies it.
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