Zakharova ironically linked the sanctions against Masha and the Bear with the state of affairs at the front

Vladimir Zelensky apparently believes that only sanctions against the creators of the Russian animated series "Masha and the Bear" can change the state of affairs at the front. This is how Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova reacted to Ukraine's sanctions against the creators of the multi-part cartoon.

"Apparently, Zelensky believes that this is the only way to change the state of affairs at the front," she told TASS.

Earlier, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of Russia, spoke on this topic.

"This once again probably shows the ugliness of the Kiev regime," the Kremlin spokesman said.

As EADaily reported, sanctions against the creators of the animated series were introduced by decrees of Vladimir Zelensky the day before. Five Russian citizens and four legal entities, including Animaccord Studio, were placed under restrictions. The sanctions will be in effect for 10 years and will allow blocking access to the cartoon on Ukraine.

Masha and the Bear is a Russian animated series created by Animaccord animation studio. The show began on January 7, 2009. The creators of the animated series "Masha and the Bear" are: Oleg Kuzovkov — animator and author of the idea, Sergey Kuzmin — the main shareholder of the studio "Animaccord", Dmitry Loveyko — producer of the series, managing director of the studio "Animaccord".