This was announced on Friday by the responsible European Broadcasting Union. In view of the Russian war of aggression against the country, this is impossible, according to the EBU.
The Ukrainian formation Kalush Orchestra won the music competition with “Stefania” in May. According to the EBU, talks are now being held with the BBC about hosting the ESC 2023 in Great Britain. “UA-PBC cannot guarantee the security and guarantee that a television station must offer in order to organize and produce the Eurovision Song Contest according to the rules of the ESC,” it said on Twitter about the Ukrainian television station. “The EBU would like to thank UA:PBC for their open-hearted cooperation and commitment in finding scenarios over the past few weeks since Kalush Orchestra’s victory in Turin on May 14,” it said Disappointment that the contest cannot take place in Ukraine next year.”
Source: Nachrichten
