
Sergei Lavrov comments before leaders of the ‘Bucharest Nine’ meet later today with Nato’s secretary general Mark Rutte
Elsewhere, it’s probably good to catch up on the results of the last night’s first Eurovision semi-final in Vienna, which saw Israel – at the centre of controversy and some boycotts of this year’s event – qualify for the grand final on Saturday.
Israel’s continued participation despite its military operations in Gaza led to a number of countries pulling out, led by Spain and the Netherlands, traditionally Eurovision’s fifth and sixth largest financial contributors, alongside Ireland, the joint record-holder with most winning contributions, Slovenia and Iceland.
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