His irritation due to the fact that the Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky he won’t be able to compete this year EurovisionBritish Prime Minister said. Rishi Sunak.

“No” to Zelensky’s speech was said by the organizing organ, European Broadcasting Union (EBU) because, he argues, it would violate the “political impartiality” of the competition.

However downing street said it would be “appropriate” for Zelensky to speak given Russia’s invasion of his country.

Labor leader, Sir Keir Starmeralso calls for the Ukrainian leader to be allowed to speak.

OUR Ukraine This year’s Eurovision was supposed to take place in the home country that won last year, but the competition will take place in Liverpool due to the ongoing war.

There were reports that Zelenskiy wanted to make a statement during the final, which is expected to be watched by 160 million people.

However, the EBU rejected the request. “The Eurovision Song Contest is an international entertainment show with strict rules and principles,” he said in a related statement, adding: “In this context, one of the cornerstones of the competition is its non-political nature. This principle prohibits the possibility of political or similar statements within the framework of the competition.”