A Russian cartoon series running on Netflix is ​​angering Ukrainians

Ukrainian news agency UNN says that more and more Ukrainians have canceled their Netflix subscriptions Rice and carrots because of the series. Viewers have demanded on social media that Netflix tighten its policy regarding Russian content.

Also Ukrainian the authorities have taken part Masha and the bear to the related discussion. The center for countering disinformation under the country’s National Security and Defense Council has reminded that Russia has long invested in the visibility of its own cultural products abroad.

According to the center, Russia pays special attention to the child audience, which is exposed to the content.

Rice and carrots has been very popular among children all over the world for years. Its most watched episode has received 4.6 billion views on YouTube.

The series can be watched via Netflix in more than a hundred countries. It is Pipsa Piglet, Group Haun and CoComelonin along with the world’s most famous brands aimed at under-school age children.

The main characters of the series are the four-year-old girl Maša and a former circus bear who lives in a house in the middle of the forest.

Rice and carrots – series has long been considered in Western countries as a soft force of Russian propaganda, which is intended to influence the images related to Russia.

The series is produced by the Russian company Animaccord. It has said that it is an independent operator and that it has not received funding from the Russian administration.