The organizer of the Eurovision Song Contest says that it will start talks with the BBC on possibly holding next year’s event in the U.K. after concluding that it can’t be held in Ukraine.
It said the contest is one of the world's most complex television productions and needs 12 months of preparation time.
It said it shares the broadcaster's “sadness and disappointment that next year’s Contest cannot be held in Ukraine.” Singer Susana Jamaladinova, who uses the stage name Jamala, brings Ukraine the top trophy at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest held in Stockholm. Justin Timberlake also performed a new song.
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