U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken described broad support for Swedish and Finnish membership among NATO foreign ministers.
Ukrainian folk-rap group Kalush Orchestra plans to put its Eurovision statuette up for auction, with the proceeds going toward a charity fund to support Ukraine and its military.over the weekend, which gives Ukraine the right to host the hugely popular spectacle in 2023, was secured by audience votes and cheered by world leaders, in a sign of the strong public support for Ukraine as the war with Russia approaches the three-month mark.
“Many people are already donating from abroad, and perhaps many more would like to donate. And this, in our opinion, will be the thing that motivates them,” frontman Oleh Psiukthe song “Stefania” was written for his mother before the war, but the band posted a music video on Sunday that features scenes of destruction filmed near Kyiv, repurposing it into a sort of tribute to Ukrainian forces. It is the latest example of Ukraine’s use of cultural diplomacy during the conflict with Russia.
Psiuk and his bandmates received special permission to travel to Italy for the Eurovision contest; Ukraine has banned most men between the ages of 18 and 60 from leaving the country in case they are called to fight. The band’s frontman was photographed Sunday kissing his girlfriend outside a Turin hotel before returning to Ukraine, where he
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