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In this photo taken on Tuesday, March 14, 2017, Russian singer Yulia Samoylova who was chosen to represent Russia in the May 11-13 Eurovision Song Contest being held in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, poses while sitting in a wheelchair at Sheremetyevo airport outside Moscow, Russia. Ukraine's security service has banned Russia's 27-year old contestant Samoylova who has been wheelchair-bound since childhood, from this year's Eurovision song contest.(AP Photo/Maria Antipina)

Russia, Ukraine at odds over singer’s Eurovision performance

By JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

FILE In this Friday, March 7, 2014 file photo, Yulia Samoylova sits on stage during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Ukraine's security service says it has prepared documents to ban Russia's contestant from this year's Eurovision song contest, but that a final decision has not been made. Russia chose Yulia Samoylova to represent the country in 2017's May 11-13 contest in Kiev. (AP Photo/Ekaterina Lyzlova, File)

Ukraine bans Russia’s entry to Eurovision song contest

By JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press