Ban Russia from Eurovision Song Contest 2022

Ban Russia from Eurovision Song Contest 2022

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24 February 2022
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Started by M B

The signatories to this petition hereby call for the exclusion of Russia from ESC 2022 and all future contests until such a time as it abandons its violent foreign policy and withdraws fully from Ukraine.

President Putin of Russia has now launched an unprovoked invasion of Ukraine,  violating its sovereignty, causing untold chaos and fear for the Ukrainian people, and ending innocent lives. The prospect of Russia being allowed to take part in the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2022 is a distressing and farcical one. It risks undermining the ESC brand and signals a lack of solidarity with Ukraine, while letting an aggressor nation off the hook.

Eurovision exists to build and celebrate a common European identity, bringing people together to celebrate music, culture and peace. Russia cannot be allowed to take part in Eurovision when it is actively trying to destroy a European nation through force.

Furthermore, Russian media (including the state broadcaster) is complicit in spreading the hateful and dangerous propaganda coming from the Kremlin, and as such, Russia must be suspended from the EBU immediately.

Allowing Russia to compete this year will delegitimize the ESC. It is futile to celebrate European culture with a country that is actively killing Europeans in an aggressive and unprovoked war. If this goes ahead, the EBU should not be surprised if/when many viewers boycott ESC 2022.

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