# Ukraine sanctions Russian cartoon 'Masha and the Bear'

https://mins.news/en/item/28763

- DW, 2026-08-21 18:59 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/masha-and-the-bear-ukraine-sanctions-russian-cartoon/a-78464406?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Ukraine has sanctioned the producers and distributors of the popular Russian children’s cartoon “Masha and the Bear,” creating a legal basis to block and restrict its monetization in the country. Culture Minister Tetyana Berezhna called it Russian propaganda, while Moscow said the move showed Kyiv’s “ugly nature.”

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