Final Eurovision qualifiers announced as Zelenskyy blocked from addressing final

Eurovision hosts Julia Sanina and Hannah Waddingham (Peter Byrne/PA)

Poland, Australia and Cyprus have qualified for the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest as it emerged Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had been blocked from making an address.

Sixteen countries competed on Thursday night for the 10 remaining spots in Saturday’s showdown in Liverpool.