[strollfan]

I stand corrected, this is conflicting with the statement they put out today on their website. You are right and in that case, it is poor form from Eurovision.

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Agreed, the EBU have done a bad job of handling the issue. It's obviously difficult and not straight-forward for any party involved, but putting out false statements and doing FAQs where they don't answer multiple of the questions posed only intensifies the criticism.

They also made a rod for their own back with the line regarding Russia putting the contest into disrepute, it is a common talking point amongst the critics and boycotters and it is very difficult to disagree with the idea that this entire scandal is bringing the contest into disrepute.