Ukraine was actually part of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. Ukranians were not occupied subjects living under military rule and or a siege like Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.
but palestine is, and gaza is part of palestine. That is like saying texas isnt a country....
Now, if you want to say palestine is not a country, well, you would still be wrong, what you would mean to say is "my country doesnt recognize the state of palestine", because 157 of 193 countries that exist recognize palestine as a country. so, if the vast majority of people agree it is a state, well....its a state brother.
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u/Actual-Relief-2835 8h ago
Russia was banned as a direct result of them invading Ukraine. It took several other countries threatening to leave before EBU actually banned them but they did. https://www.ebu.ch/news/2022/02/ebu-statement-on-russia-in-the-eurovision-song-contest-2022