内容摘要：Now he greets the possibility that a trade war could do what the long legal fight couldn’t with hard-earned skepticism.

Now he greets the possibility that a trade war could do what the long legal fight couldn’t with hard-earned skepticism.

“She’s so strong,” said guitarist Valentyn Leshchynskyi, who formed Ziferblat with his vocalist twin brother Daniil and drummer Fedir Khodakov. “She is 19 years old only, but the impact of this situation — I think she won’t give up.“Of course it’s difficult when you’re losing your flat while you need to stay calm to celebrate here because it’s a musical festival, it’s not about the war.”

The band is set to compete for Ukraine in Saturday’swith “Bird of Pray,” a song whose intense vocals and prog rock sound owe something to the 1970s – as does the bell-bottomed pink suit Daniil Leshchynskyi wore in Tuesday’s semi-final.Valentyn Leshchynskyi said the lyrical message of loss and hope, centered on a phoenix-like bird, resonates with what Ukrainians experienced in recent years.

“We want to build a dream on the stage – even for three minutes, for Ukrainians – like the war will be over in the very near future,” he told The Associated Press.Ukraine is a longtime Eurovision competitor – as was its neighbor Russia. Both saw their relationship with the continental pop contest transformed by Moscow’s full-scale invasion three years ago.

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won the 2022 contest less than three months after the invasion. Winning brought the right to host the contest the following year. When war made that impossible,File - Andrew Klemenko shows off a Smart Counter Depth BESPOKE 4-Door Flex refrigerator at the Samsung booth during the CES tech show in Las Vegas. At the dawn of 2024, also known as New Year’s resolution season, there are lots of small, easily achievable ways to lead more climate friendly lives. (AP Photo/Joe Buglewicz, File)

File - Andrew Klemenko shows off a Smart Counter Depth BESPOKE 4-Door Flex refrigerator at the Samsung booth during the CES tech show in Las Vegas. At the dawn of 2024, also known as New Year’s resolution season, there are lots of small, easily achievable ways to lead more climate friendly lives. (AP Photo/Joe Buglewicz, File)the ultimate financial burden is much lower than the money spent replacing a cheap vacuum cleaner, say, after a year or two.

, and also see whether you can give a second life to anyfor big events, and now I don’t have a closet full of fancy dresses I’ll only wear once,” Phillips said.