It’s usually a contest full of bright lights, powerful vocals and questionable outfits, but this year’s Eurovision Song Contest is shaping up as the next political rift between Russia and Ukraine. Russian officials have criticized Ukraine’s selection of the song “1944” as a political choice.
International Business Times: Russia calls Ukraine’s Eurovision song entry on Crimean history ‘politicized’
A picture taken on Feb. 18, 2016 shows Crimean Tatar singer Susana Jamaladinova known as Jamala during rehearsal in Kiev.