UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson joined Ukraine’s Culture Minister in confirming that the warring Eastern European country should be able to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, saying he “won it fairly. “.
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced on Friday that despite the tradition that this year’s winners would host the event next year, the situation in Ukraine meant they were unable to provide the necessary infrastructure and, therefore, they were negotiating with the BBC in the UK. , Second place this year.
Ukrainian Culture Minister Alexander Tkachenko expressed his dissatisfaction with this decision, saying: “We are calling for a change in the decision. Hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Ukraine is a powerful signal to the whole world that you now support Ukraine.
“We ask for this casual decision, because we believe that we will be able to fulfill all the obligations that we have repeatedly affirmed before the European Broadcasting Union.
“Therefore, we call for further negotiations on Eurovision’s resilience in 2023 in Ukraine.
Johnson appears to agree with these sentiments, telling reporters on Saturday:
“The Ukrainians have won enough, even though we have had a very good inning and they should be allowed to host.
“It’s been a year. Everything will be fine before the Eurovision Song Contest and I hope they make it.
Johnson spoke to RAF Brize Norton after returning from a trip to Kiev to meet with President Zelensky, where he said the streets were alive and citizens were “safe”.
Ukrainian competitor Kalush Orchestra won last month in Turin with an impressive 631 points and then auctioned the winning cup to raise money for the Ukrainian army.
UK entry Sam Ryder finished second, giving the UK the best finish in the competition in decades.
After EBU spoke to the BBC about hosting the event in the UK (second place this year), four cities have so far expressed a desire to host it. These are Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool.
Source: Deadline
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