The organization of the international music contest "Intervision" in Saudi Arabia in 2026 is in question, and there is no guarantee that the event will take place, a TASS source in Riyadh reported. At the final of the contest in 2025, it was announced that Saudi Arabia would become the host country for Intervision in 2026. However, Saudi authorities have not yet publicly announced the music contest and have not provided any details regarding possible dates or the list of participants. Along with socialist countries close to the Soviet Union, Intervision participants included singers from Austria, Belgium, Spain, Canada, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Finland. On February 3, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree to restore the Intervision music contest, which took place in the Russian capital on September 20, 2025.