The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine criticized the MAC Cosmetics brand for its “Russian red” lipstick. The ministry ended the publication with the hashtag “Stop Russian Red.” On January 25, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spoke out against the participation of Serbian-Russian actor Milos Bikovic in the third season of the HBO series “White Lotus” As stated in Kyiv, Bikovich is a Serbian actor who supports Russia.

Instead, Bulgarian actor Julian Kostov was cast in the series.