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| Ukraine bans Russian wheelchair-using Eurovision singer from finals | |
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| The Ukrainian Security Council has banned Russian singer Yulia Samoilova, set to represent Russia at the 2017 Eurovision song contest, from entering the country for three years. | The Ukrainian Security Council has banned Russian singer Yulia Samoilova, set to represent Russia at the 2017 Eurovision song contest, from entering the country for three years. |
| The decision to bar the Russian singer, who has used a wheelchair since her childhood, from entering the Eurovision host country was announced on Wednesday by a Security Council spokeswoman. | |
| The decision was based on the Russian citizen allegedly having previously "broken Ukrainian law," Elena Gitlyanskaya wrote on Facebook. | |
| The Russian Foreign Ministry is "outraged" by Kiev's decision, ministry official Grigory Karasin told Interfax, calling it "a cynical and inhuman act by Kiev authorities." | |
| The Ukrainian security authorities had earlier announced they were investigating the Russian singer's profile, suspecting her of violating Ukrainian law by performing in Crimea without special permission. | |
| The Kremlin subsequently voiced concern over Kiev's statements, with press secretary Dmitry Peskov expressing hope the singer would be able to participate in the song contest in Kiev in May. |