# After Zelensky bans ‘Masha and the Bear,’ Moscow accuses Kyiv of starting a ‘war on cartoons’

https://mins.news/en/item/28665

- Meduza, 2026-08-21 17:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/21/after-zelensky-bans-masha-and-the-bear-children-s-show-moscow-accuses-kyiv-of-starting-a-war-on-cartoons

> Ukraine has sanctioned Animaccord and five individuals behind Masha and the Bear after its National Security and Defense Council said the children’s series disguises pro-Russian narratives. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the ban evidence of “the ugliness of the Kyiv regime” and said Ukraine had also started a “war on cartoons.”

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