Ukraine Confirms Eurovision Participation Despite Putins War With Rap Group To Record Performance And Send It In

Ukraine has confirmed that it will be participating in the Eurovision Song contest in Italy this year by having the rap group KALUSH Orchestra representing the country and pre-recording their song before sending it in.

The rap group KALUSH Orchestra announced that “Despite the fighting, the KALUSH Orchestra will record their performance in a safe place, which will be sent to the organizers of the song contest, and in case of our victory over the occupiers by May, our delegation will go to Italy and sing live all over Europe!”

The announcement was made on social media by the Eurovision Ukraine group, after the previous representative for Ukraine, Alina Pash, withdrew her candidacy after a backlash over an allegedly forged border document linked to her crossing the Crimean border.

Oleh Psiuk of Kalush representing Ukraine in Eurovision 2022, confirmed that one of the other members of the group is currently employed as part of the territorial defence of the country. (@kalush.official/Newsflash)

Crimea is de jure part of Ukraine but is currently controlled by Russia after it annexed the region in 2014, in what UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has now labelled a huge failing after Western countries allowed Russian President Vladimir Putin to “get away” with it.

The Eurovision revelation also comes two weeks after Russia was unceremoniously kicked out of the contest over its violent and illegal invasion of its neighbour.

Numerous other cultural and sporting organisations, not to mention governments, are sanctioning the Putin regime, with an ever-growing list of companies from around the world also pulling out of what is fast becoming labelled a police state.

Oleh Psiuk of Kalush representing Ukraine in Eurovision 2022, confirmed that one of the other members of the group is currently employed as part of the territorial defence of the country. (Newsflash)

The Eurovisionworld.com website is currently giving Ukraine a 35 percent chance of winning ahead of the previous favourites Italy (16 percent).