Russia has been barred from participating in this year's competition due to the invasion of Ukraine, and therefore will not be able to vote.
Residents of Russia will not be able to vote for the participant Eurovision Song Contest , which starts on May 10 in Turin, according to Russian media. This is due to the fact that the aggressor country was excluded from participation in this year's competition.
“Voting during the competition is possible only from countries that participate in it. Russia cannot vote from its territory without participating in the event, “said Eurovision executive producer Claudio Fazulo. At the Lviv House of Scientists, the European Language Union (EBU), the organizer of Eurovision, has decided to exclude Russia from participation in February following a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Producer Simona Martorelli said that Russia's exclusion was due to “the values on which the EBU is based.” She also added that “this situation can be reconsidered in the future.” She will announce the points that the competition jury will set during the voting in Ukraine.
