The country of Russia allegedly added Ukrainian Eurovision winner Jamala to an alleged wanted list after claiming the singer has allegedly spread false information. According to Pitchfork, Jamala, whose real name is Alimivna Jamaladinova, has been allegedly sought out for allegedly spreading alleged misinformation about the Russian military and the ongoing war between the country and Ukraine. The law banning the spread of false information was passed by Russia last year.

The Ukrainian singer won Eurovision with the song “1994.” The song was named after Russia deported Crimean Tatars. Crimean Tatars is also known as an annexation that is seen as an illegitimate territory by countries that still view Crimea as land that Ukraine owns. The country of Russia claimed that the song violated Eurovision’s rules against political speech. However, the truth is that there is implied criticism against Russia in the opening lines. Furthermore, Russia has been banned from Eurovision since 2022.

The reason why the country of Russia had been banned from Eurovision was due to the country’s baseless invasion of Ukraine last year. The EBU Executive Board decided to ban Russia from participating. If Russia had participated in Eurovision, there would have been conflict despite Eurovision’s intent to uphold equal participation between European countries.