Eurovision boss branded a ‘coward’ after saying Russia could be allowed back into contest

Martin Green, the executive director of Eurovision, has said he won’t rule out Russia rejoining the contest (Picture: Getty Images)

Eurovision’s insistence that it is an ‘apolitical’ competition may have finally collapsed under the sheer weight of its own contradictions.

Martin Green, the Eurovision Song Contest’s executive director, has sparked outrage after admitting Russia could ‘theoretically’ return to the competition, despite the country remaining at war with Ukraine.

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