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Volodymyr Zelensky barred from addressing Eurovision
Updated On: 13 May, 2023 08:15 AM IST | Liverpool | Agencies
He was expected to urge the world to continue its support for Ukraine’s fight to repel Russian invasion
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A performance at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool. PIC/AP
This weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest will have Ukrainian flags, Ukrainian musicians and Ukrainian fans—but not the country’s wartime leader.
Organisers say they rejected a request from President Volodymyr Zelensky to make a video address to the final of t he pan-continental music competition on Saturday. He was expected to urge the world to continue its support for Ukraine’s fight to repel Russian invasion.
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