{
  "id": 2404025,
  "title": "Ukraine sanctions ‘Masha and the Bear’ cartoon over alleged Russian propaganda",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/ukraine-sanctions-masha-and-the-bear-cartoon-over-alleged-russian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T16:11:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/21/ukraine-sanctions-masha-and-the-bear-cartoon-over-alleged-russian-propaganda"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ukraine sanctioned the creators of the Masha and the Bear cartoon — one of Russia’s most successful cultural exports — accusing the globally popular children’s cartoon of spreading pro-Russian narratives to young audiences.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}