Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has been blocked from making an address. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which produces the contest, said it had declined Mr Zelensky’s request to address the event’s audience on Saturday.
A statement from the EBU said: “The Eurovision Song Contest is an international entertainment show and governed by strict rules and principles which have been established since its creation. As part of these, one of the cornerstones of the contest is the non-political nature of the event.”
www.rte.ie/entertainment/2023/0511/1383128-final-eurovision-qualifiers-decided-as-zelensky-blocked/
He must be gutted. Maybe they’ve had enough of him at last.
Check out the state of him. He’d better watch his step or they’ll be arranging an accident in case he says something he shouldn’t.
What about Zelensky?! He was in a very strange state today, with the "night address", carrying out the "honorable mission" by listing the names of the units…
Not exactly the standard aggregate state of Ze. Puffy appearance, bags under his eyes, sluggish speech.
The… pic.twitter.com/cgdPeIf3Ym
— DAVID E (@DAVID_STOIC1) May 11, 2023
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