Russia’s Eurovision ban ‘was and nonetheless is’ laborious
Making the choice to ban Russia from Eurovision for invading Ukraine “was and nonetheless is” laborious, the tune contest’s government supervisor Martin Osterdahl mentioned.
When requested if it had been a tough resolution to make, Osterdahl instructed BBC Radio 4’s At present: “It was, and it nonetheless is. How Europe feels very a lot impacts the competition.
“It is usually that once you look again in time, you see that the Eurovision tune contest is sort of a logbook of what has occurred in Europe, what the traits have been in Europe.
“However, additionally, what’s the form of temper and sentiment of Europe, and what’s the social context of Europe on the time.
“After we say we’re not political, what we at all times ought to rise up for are the essential and supreme values of democracy.
“Everybody is true to be who they’re.”
