Ukraine's Eurovision entrant Kalush Orchestra thank Boris Johnson for Kyiv visit
The current favourites to win next month's song contest were given special permission to leave the country to perform gigs in Tel Aviv and Amsterdam.
Speaking to Radio 1 Newsbeat, frontman Oleh Psiuk says he can "personally feel" the prime minister's support in the war against Russia.Men of fighting age haven't been allowed to leave Ukraine, with the majority of those fleeing being women and children.Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra are the bookies’ favourites to win the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin next month
"Representing Ukraine at this difficult time of war, I want to do my best to be yet another mouthpiece for Ukraine," Oleh tells Newsbeat after performing for around 5,000 Eurovision fans in Amsterdam on the weekend. Travelling to Israel and The Netherlands in the run-up to the song contest has been a "striking contrast," he explains.
"People here are not worried at all and it's quite unusual. Many people may see everything that has been happening as a kind of a war movie, but it is very tough when it is happening to you and your family.
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