“We will do our best to receive Eurovision participants and guests in Mariupol,” Zelensky said on Ukraine’s win. The band Kalush Orchestra won the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest thanks to massive votes from the public. Zelenski thanked the Eurovision act and “everyone who voted for us.”
The country that wins the Eurovision Song Contest gets to organize the international event the following year. Due to the war with Russia, it remains to be seen whether the artists, delegations, Eurovision fans and press will actually travel to Ukraine next year. The EBU, responsible for organizing the Eurovision Song Contest, has not yet made a decision.
Zelensky, however, is clear. “Ukraine will host next year!”