UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is “disappointed” at European broadcasters banning a message by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at this weekend’s Eurovision last, Sunak’s spokesman mentioned Friday.
The English metropolis of Liverpool is internet hosting Saturday’s musical extravaganza on behalf of final 12 months’s winner Ukraine, as a result of Russian invasion.
But the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) mentioned “strict rules” prevented it from granting the Ukrainian chief’s request to talk by video, arguing the competition is “non-political”.
“The prime minister believes it would be fitting for President Zelensky to address the event, and we’re disappointed by the decision from the European Broadcasting Union,” Sunak’s spokesman mentioned.
“The values and freedoms that President Zelensky and the individuals of Ukraine are combating for aren’t political, they’re elementary.
“Eurovision themselves recognised that last year when they suspended Russian participation from the competition,” he added, whereas declining to say if the UK would intervene with the BBC, the host broadcaster.
The last is about to incorporate a particular tribute to Ukraine, with 11 of its artists performing together with final 12 months’s winner Kalush Orchestra.
Video clips can be proven in the course of the night to showcase totally different elements of the nation.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
