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Russia will not participate in Eurovision-2017

Россия не будет участвовать в Евровидении-2017In Russia, confident that the competition has become politicized.

In the Federation Council believe that the policy took precedence over art.

Russia should not participate in the Eurovision song contest next year in Ukraine, consider in the Federation Council.

“If in Ukraine, nothing will change (next year – editor), I don’t think we need to do this”, — said the first Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on defense and security Frants Klintsevich.

In his opinion, winning the contest Ukrainian singer says that politics took precedence over art.

“Next year’s “Eurovision” will pass in Kiev, and the organizers will come out all out, to maximally politicize it, turning it into a triumph of democracy in Ukrainian. I do not exclude that the stage can even install on the Maidan”, — he said.

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