Ukraine bans its Eurovision entrant over Russia

Ukraine's Eurovision entrant Maruv, has been dropped from european song contest in a row related to tensions between her country and Russia. Maruv's song, 'Siren Song', won a public vote on Saturday, but the singer later fell out with the country's national broadcaster (here her performance of the song). She was given 24 hours to sign a contract that temporarily barred her from playing in Russia. Talks stalled on Monday and the broadcaster revoked Maruv's nomination. "I am a citizen of Ukraine, pay taxes and sincerely love Ukraine," she wrote on Facebook. "But I am not ready to address [people] with slogans, turning my participation in the contest into the promotion of our politicians. I am a musician, rather than a tool of the the political stage." BBC...