Tensions between Russia and Ukraine spread to the Eurovision Song Contest on Wednesday after Kiev banned a Russian contestant from entering the country over a past performance in Moscow-annexed Crimea.
Ukrainian security service (SBU) spokeswoman Olena Gitlyanska said Yuliya Samoilova had been banned “from entry for three years” for having been “in violation of Ukrainian legislation”.
The move infuriated Moscow, which rebuked Kiev for banning the wheelchair using singer… …read more
Source: South China Morning Post
