The British prime minister has urged the European Broadcast Union (EBU) to reverse its decision to move the Eurovision song contest from Ukraine to the UK. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The EBU decided to move the popular contest from Ukraine citing security risks and is currently in talks with the BBC. Speaking to reporters at RAF Brize Norton, Johnson said: 'I know we had a fantastic entry, I know we came second and I’d love it to be in this country,' but 'the fact is that they won and they deserve to have it.' Eurovision 2023 should be held in Ukraine, Boris Johnson says ► https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jun/18/eurovision-2023-ukraine-boris-johnson-comments Russia-Ukraine war live ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/series/ukraine-live/latest The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #Eurovision #Ukraine #UkraineWar #BorisJohnson #EurovisionSongContest