Ukraine: Decision regarding Alina Pash’s participation postponed for Friday 18/02

It has just been announced that the Supervisory Board of the Ukrainian Public Television will meet this Friday, February 18th, to decide on the situation that has arisen around the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Supervisory Board of the Public Television of Ukraine, consisting of representatives of the parliamentary parties of the country and responsible for all important decisions of the organization, was convened at a meeting on Friday, February 18th, to discuss developments regarding the participation of Alina Pash, winner of the national final Vidbir for Eurovision 2022.

We remind you that the authenticity of the documents submitted by Alina Pash, regarding her visit to Crimea or Russia, is publicly disputed, about which you can read in detail here.

If it turns out that Alina visited Crimea without permission from the Ukrainian authorities, but from the Russian ones, then her victory in the national final will be canceled, as this is something that is forbidden by the ukrainian regulations.

Therefore, we will find out on Friday if Alina Pash will receive the green light to represent Ukraine in Turin. In case of her cancellation, of course, it remains to be seen whether one of the other finalists will be selected or whether the case of 2019 will be repeated, when Ukraine eventually decided to withdraw from the competition.

Alina Pash won the national final Vidbir 2022 on Saturday 12/02 with the song “Tini zabutykh predkiv (Тіні забутих предків) / Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors”.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the developments regarding Ukraine’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

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