00:00Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced on Tuesday that singers from 23 countries will take part in the upcoming InterVision Song Contest, the Russian version of Eurovision.
00:11The InterVision International Music Contest will take place on September 20th in Moscow.
00:17It will feature performers from other 20 countries, including all BRICS members' test, the CIS, as well as nations from Asia, Africa and Latin America.
00:26Performers from 23 countries will take part in this competition.
00:30In addition to Russia, there are representatives of the CIS, BRICS, CSO, Africa, Asia, Latin America and other representatives from Europe and one from the USA.
00:40Russia was banned from competing in the Eurovision in 2022 after its invasion of Ukraine,
00:46and this competition is seen as a substitute for the Russian citizens denied participation in the previous contest.
00:53We want Russia and the Russian people to be known.
00:56We consider the barriers erected by the collective West to be harmful, and especially the role that the Biden administration played in this.
01:03Therefore, if by soft power you mean the opportunity to let others know about you, then, of course, we are interested in this.
01:10Meanwhile, Russia's aggression in Ukraine chants on over the past two weeks.
01:17Russia has launched more than 3,500 drones, more than 25 powerful glide bombs, and almost 200 missiles at targets inside Ukraine.
01:27Russia's aggression in Ukraine, but their
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