It's A Complicated In-Joke.

Built off the back of around six decades of complicated in-jokes.

https://twitterwithbraincells.blogspot.com/2022/05/yeah-well-let-them-off-great-many.html

However when NATO launched it's February 17th attacks against the Donbas Republics. Ukraine were immediately like;

"We can't perform this year."

"If we can't perform. Then we can't attend. "

Prompting a lot of us to stroke our beards and wonder;

"Is there a way for Ukraine to attend. Without them having to perform?"

Following a week of rehearsals. The Song officially opens with a ceremony.

In which all the performers walk the Turquoise carpet.

Some wondered if, as a special one-time offer. The public would be able to vote performers out of the contest at that stage.

With, obviously. Only the one option to vote for.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXtLD5MK9Gs (Small Man Big Mouth, Minor Threat, Audio, Julius Lucius).