DISINFO: By banning the Russian contestant from the Eurovision Song Contest,...

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DISINFO: By banning the Russian contestant from the Eurovision Song Contest,...

SUMMARY

By banning the Russian contestant from the Eurovision Song Contest, Ukraine has shown that the regime fights against disabled people and against Russians.

RESPONSE

The Russian contestant was banned from entering Ukraine because she violated Ukrainian law (entered Crimea from Russia). The organisers offered to her to participate via satellite - which was rejected by Russia: wapo.st/2nYmfuh, and bbc.in/2nOKTxB,

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