Ukraine wants to appeal the decision to move the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 from Ukraine to the United Kingdom.
Source: Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko
“In response to the published statement of the European Broadcasting Union on the impossibility of holding Eurovision – 2023 in Ukraine, we want to emphasize the following. Ukraine does not agree with the nature of such a decision – when we were confronted with the fact without discussing the possibility of other options. We believe that we have every reason to hold further negotiations and find a joint solution that will satisfy all parties. We honestly won Eurovision – 2022 and have now fulfilled all the conditions in the specified time for the process of approval of its holding in Ukraine – provided answers and guarantees on safety standards and possible venues for the competition.”
The holding of Eurovision – 2023 in Ukraine is a strong signal to the whole world that it supports Ukraine now. We will demand that this decision be changed because we believe that we will be able to fulfil all the commitments we have made, as has been repeatedly emphasized by the European Broadcasting Union.
“That is why we demand additional talks on holding Eurovision 2023 in Ukraine,” the minister wrote and issued a statement that will be sent to the European Broadcasting Union.
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