Putin signed a decree to hold an analogue of Eurovision in Russia

Moscow and the Moscow Region will host an analogue of the international music contest Eurovision — Intervision.

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has ordered by decree to hold an analogue of the international Eurovision music contest - Intervision - in Moscow and the Moscow Region in 2025, Russian media reports.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmytro Chernyshenko was appointed as the head of the organizing committee of the competition, and First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Serhiy Kiriyenko was appointed as the head of the supervisory board of the competition.

As you know, in 2022, Russia was suspended from participating in Eurovision due to the start of a full-scale war with Ukraine. The Russian Federation was also expelled from the European Broadcasting Union.