"If we can ask Putin to go to hell, we will do it"

- Can we in any way use our platform to show support for Ukraine and ask Putin to go to hell, we are happy to do so, says Westerstrand.

Anette Brattström, project manager for the program, says that they will not stop the band from having the flag on their nails.

- The artists are not representatives of SVT so they may have painted nails.

The melody festival is mainly an entertainment program and where the focus is on the music and the competition.

We have no opportunity to shed light on and delve into the Ukraine issue in Mello in particular.

SVT has other programs that have it to their task, says Brattström.