The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has sent a letter of protest to Ukrainian PM Volodymyr Groysman, Deutsche Welle’s Ukraine bureau reported.
The letter disapproves of Ukraine’s decision to ban the Russian contestant from entering the country. It also says that a number of European broadcasting companies refuse to broadcast Eurovision.
On March 22, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) placed a three-year border entry ban on Russian 2017 Eurovision contestant Yulia Samoilova, citing the singer's alleged "violation of the Ukrainian legislation." Samoilova visited Crimea in 2015 to perform a concert without first obtaining a permit from Ukraine. In accordance with the country's law, Ukraine may ban entry for foreigners who had visited post-referendum Crimea without a permit from Kiev.
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