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In the days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, dozens of organizations announced that they were halting business with Russia in some form or another. The Eurovision Song Contest, for example, said that Russian singers would be banned from the 2022 competition. So when Disney+ users noticed that the movie Anastasia, a 1997 release from Fox Animation Studios set in 1920s Russia, was no longer on the streaming service, many assumed that the movie had been removed as a form of protest: While Anastasia was truly removed from Disney's streaming service in February 2022, it was not due to Russia's attack on Ukraine. This movie was removed for contractual reasons, as it was to be made available instead on the Starz channel. The website WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com was one of the first to report on Anastasia's absence from their service. Their report stated that This removal from Disney+ has nothing to do with the current crisis involving Ukraine and Russia. Disney truly did announce some of its own sanctions against Russia in the days after the country's invasion of Ukraine. Disney said that it was pulling all of its theatrical releases in Russia, including the upcoming movie Turning Red. The company said in a statement: Given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis, we are pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia, including the upcoming 'Turning Red' from Pixar. Disney did not mention Anastasia or any changes to their streaming service when making this announcement. While Anastasia was not pulled from Disney+ in protest of Putin, this rumor wasn't out of the realm of possibility. EA Games, for example, announced that it was removing Russian teams from FIFA 22. You can read more about some of the non-government sanctions that have been placed on Russia here.
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