"Channel One does not consider it possible to broadcast the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest," the channel's press service said in a statement, TASS reported.
The channel accuses the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) of the failure to solve the issue concerning Samoilova's participation in the contest.
What is more, it is "not ready to consider the possibility of replacing Yulia Samoilova with another contestant."
Read alsoUkraine provides equal opportunities for all Eurovision participants, but they must respect law – MFAOn March 22, Ukraine's SBU Security Service issued a three-year entry ban against Samoilova, citing her performance at a festival dubbed "A World of Sports and Kindness" held in Crimea on June 27, 2015. Ukraine's authorities say that by performing in Crimea, Samoilova violated the Ukrainian government's regulation dated June 4, 2015, which stipulates that foreign citizens should enter Crimea by crossing the administrative border with mainland Ukraine.
