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Russia pulls out of Eurovision after contestant denied access to Ukraine

Russia pulls out of Eurovision after contestant denied access to Ukraine

Russia has pulled out of Eurovision 2017 after their contestant Julia Samoylova was denied permission to travel to Kiev for the competition. Ukranian authorities have denied the singer permission to enter the country because she toured the disputed Crimea region in 2015, after it has been annexed by Russia. Frank Dieter Freiling, Chairman of the Eurovision […]

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