Europe 1 with AFP 2 p.m., July 25, 2022
The 2023 edition of the competition will not be hosted by Ukraine as agreed but by the UK due to the war, the UK government said.
The UK has agreed with this year's Eurovision winner Ukraine to host the next edition of the song contest in 2023 in its place due to the Russian invasion, it was announced on Monday. the British government.
"Following a request from the European Broadcasting Union (which organizes the event, editor's note) and the Ukrainian authorities, the BBC has agreed to host the competition next year", indicated in a communicated the British Minister of Culture Nadine Dorries, while the United Kingdom had obtained second place last May.