Kyiv says the animated series “Masha and the Bear,” which has become a global success since it launched in 2009, poses “a threat to Ukraine’s national security.”

Die Werbeeinnahmen der Zeichentrickserie fließen über Steuern nach Moskau. Nun soll sie in der Ukraine verboten und gesperrt werden.

The YouTube video platform has blocked three channels of the Russian animated series “Masha and the Bear” in Ukraine: the Russian-, Ukrainian-, and English-language channels. —…