OPINION

Crimean conflict simmers on with Jamala's victory

News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 18/05/2016

» Ukraine may not be able to win its wars against Russian-backed rebels and against domestic corruption, but it has just beaten Russia in spectacular fashion at the Eurovision Song Contest. The political message has been amplified by the pundits, but the Russians and Ukrainian voters themselves seemed unwilling to be dragged into the propaganda war.