Showing posts with label Eurovision Song Contest.google news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eurovision Song Contest.google news. Show all posts

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Austria's Conchita Wurst wins Eurovision amid Russia, Ukraine tensions (Cnn)

(CNN) -- Russia and Ukraine faced off again Saturday, far from their volatile border region, on the glitzy stage of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Tensions between the neighbors gave an added piquancy to the competition's grand final in Copenhagen, Denmark, in which both nations were fielding entries. Moscow annexed Ukraine's Crimea region in March and eastern Ukraine is currently roiled by pro-Russian separatist protests.