London is big yeah, but so well connected. The underground system from the O2 (for example) has you in Central London in under 20 minutes... It's doable. The opening ceremony could be in Kew Gardens or Hampton Court Palace. That would be stunning.
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I get that but it wouldn’t have an impact on the city itself whereas a smaller city would be able to embrace it fully.
I'm fairly sure millions in revenue isn't something the Mayor of London would turn his nose up at
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But Glasgow, for example could be equally keen for that revenue and be in a position to offer delegates, fans and local people a better experience. Having a (at least) week long festival in a city is a brilliant experience for both locals and visitors. That just wouldn’t be the same in London. Its impact would be minimal.
Of course, however I do think it's going to be in neither London or Glasgow if we host. The BBC has moved all Eurovision operations to Manchester as of this year, why they'd host it in another city escapes me...
According to 
RTVE's president, the BBC will host Eurovision 2023 if Ukraine are unable to
wiwibloggs.com
RTVE's president, the BBC will host Eurovision 2023 if Ukraine are unable to
The BBC will host Eurovision 2023 if Ukraine doesn't, says president of Spain's RTVE | wiwibloggs
José Manuel Pérez Tornero, RTVE boss, says Spain won't host Eurovision 2023, but that the UK will if Ukraine cannot.
wiwibloggs.com
Yesterday there was the first meeting of Ukrainian organizing committee and the EBU team.The EBU was given safety guarantees and the list of venues.
https://corp.suspilne.media/newsdetails/5088
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Defense are involved. The ministries answered all the EBU's questions. "We understand that in the current circumstances both we and the EBU face a challenge of organising Eurovision in Ukraine. But we have accepted this challenge and, I am sure, we will surprise everyone".
The committee & local authorities are considering 3 cities to host Eurovision.
Imho, it's Kyiv, Lviv and Odesa. If you talk about logistics, Lviv is the best choice.
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Ukraine has my full support, but them selling this idea that they're the hosts next year is just silly and it's propaganda
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Fixed that for you
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I can understand that they wanna host, but in this situation it would be highly irresponsible and careless to held it in .
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I'm not crazy about Ukraine hosting ESC next year, safety and security for all involved (fans, press and delegations) should be top priority even if the war has ended by then
I think the United Kingdom should handle the hosting duties, but Ukraine should still be a direct finalist as they are the defending champions
I think the United Kingdom should handle the hosting duties, but Ukraine should still be a direct finalist as they are the defending champions
Calling us silly propagandists is everything but full support
Just say "never". I don't recall you saying the same thing against Israel 3 years ago with their ongoing war against Iran, Syria/Russia...
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No
Not the most polite way to express support for a country torn by war, fighting for the safety of the whole of Europe, even of Sweden. Sorry, but even if I was a bit sceptical about Ukraine hosting, reading comments like this one makes me support them more now. However, it would be best to host the contest as far from the border with this barbarian tribe (you know who) as possible, so Lviv only.
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A warehouse near Lviv was hit by Russian airstrikes. Even that area of Ukraine isn't safe.
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Calling us silly propagandists is everything but full support
Just say "never". I don't recall you saying the same thing against Israel 3 years ago with their ongoing war against Iran, Syria/Russia...
It is propaganda! Crimea is taken over and Ukraine can’t attend 2015, but the whole country being at war isn’t reason enough to not host the entire thing? At my workplace I was just involved in arranging homes for Ukrainian refugees, but no, this country is gonna spend millions on ESC 2023...
Nah, just your bias. I remember you were trashing our venue and our hosting in 2017 too.
Who said that the money will be taken from the state budget of... "this country"
?Putin can strike any city in Europe. Considering that the UK is our biggest ally, it's not safe in the UK too. Not even NATO will help you if he sends the newest ballistic missile your way. Given the number of cruise missiles left, not sure if he will still have them by the end of the year. Tel Aviv got hit by rockets too, so?
