“When they invaded Ukraine, we excluded Russia from Eurovision. Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and we are allowing them to participate.”

Spain’s Culture Minister Urtasun blasts the European Broadcasting Union on #EuropeToday, saying “double standards are being applied.”

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“The EU is not relevant.”

Former Israeli National Security Adviser Jacob Nagel tells #12MinutesWith that Israel looks first to the US as its key ally, arguing that European countries will eventually “realise who are the good guys and who are the bad guys”.

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Are the weekend’s riots following PSG’s Champions League triumph part of a much deeper problem than hooliganism?

Euronews’ Jerry Fisayo-Bambi tells #EuropeToday that France may have to look beyond football hooliganism to curtail similar incidents in Paris, while faster prosecutions or stricter penalties may be part of the solution too.

What do you think the solution should be? Tell us in the comments.

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How is Russia intensifying its attacks on Ukraine?

After a deadly Russian attack on Kyiv that killed more than 30 people, Moscow says it’s going to escalate its war in Ukraine by using weapons that are harder to intercept.

Sasha Vakulina reports for #EuropeToday:

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Is Donald Trump using the World Cup to sportswash his government’s actions or should we all just focus on the football?

That’s the topic of our latest episode of #TheRing, featuring MEPs Lukas Mandl and Rasmus Andresen.

Watch the show: https://l.euronews.com/7s8y

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