Ukraine Sanctions ‘Masha and the Bear’ Creators Over Alleged Kremlin Propaganda

Kyiv accused “Masha and the Bear” of spreading “pro-Russia narratives” and posing a threat to Ukrainian national security.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed four decrees enacting a decision by Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council to impose sanctions on Russian defense manufacturers, companies in the Rusal aluminum group, and the animated series Masha and the Bear.