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She's not singing any more...

Ukraine has banned Russia's contestant for the Eurovision song contest from entering the country. The reason: Yuliya Samoilova visited Crimea in 2015 to perform at a concert in the peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in 2014. Steve Rosenberg on the politics of Eurovision.

Photo: Yuliya Samoilova performing on stage
Credit: AFP/Getty Images

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