Contents tagged with Yuliya Samoylova
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Russia will not participate in or broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine
Russian Channel One has said that it will not broadcast the Eurovision Song Contest this year because of the refusal of the Ukrainian authorities to let the singer Yuliya Samoylova enter the country to participate.
This was announced in a news broadcast from Channel One, reports Russia’s Interfax news agency.
"Today, Channel One received a letter from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) informing us that the EBU was unable to resolve the issue of the participation of our contestant, Yuliya …
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Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister: Russia still has time to replace its Eurovision contestant
Russia still has time to select another participant for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest to replace singer Yuliya Samoylova, who is banned from entering Ukraine due to her appearance at a concert in the occupied Kerch, as stated by the Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister, Vyacheslav Kyrylenko, 1tv.com.ua reports.
In answering a question about the Russian Federation’s participation in the contest, the Vice Prime Minister noted that Ukraine's position on this issue is unchanged.
"We are waiting for …
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Media: Russian Burger King branch owner offered Poroshenko a billion rubles to let Samoylova go to Eurovision in Ukraine
The Russian branch of the fast food chain Burger King sent a letter to the Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, requesting permission for Russian singer, Yuliya Samoylova, to enter Ukraine for the Eurovision Song Contest, reports Lenta.ru.
If the president of Ukraine accepts the offer, the company is ready to transfer up to one billion rubles ($14.5 million USD) to the budget of Ukraine.
The company specifies that the project will be implemented within the framework of the Burger King …
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Russian Duma calls for sanctions against Ukraine over the entry ban of Russia's Eurovision candidate
In his interview with Lenta.ru, State Duma Deputy Ruslan Balbek called for restrictive measures against Ukraine after Kyiv’s decision to ban singer Yuliya Samoylova from entering the country. She was to represent Russia at Eurovision 2017.
“The incident involving Samoylova speaks to the need of reciprocal action against Kyiv. It is necessary to consider a number of sanctions against the Ukrainian state,” said the parliamentarian, stressing that the situation is “an insult to Russian pride.” …