Eurovision festival ‘a celebration of Ukraine tinged with bitterness of war’

Mayor of Liverpool Joanne Anderson (Peter Byrne/PA)

A festival accompanying the Eurovision Song Contest will be a celebration of Ukraine “tinged with bitterness” as the war continues in the European country.

EuroFestival, a two-week series of events in Liverpool, has announced 24 culture commissions for May which include a performance by Ukrainian Eurovision Song Contest winner Jamala and collaborations between British artists and Ukrainian artists.