Baby-faced versions of Donald Trump and Elon Musk feature in a new Russian propaganda cartoon for toddlers.

Animated characters of the US president and the Doge boss are to appear in a new children’s television show on geopolitics launched by one of Russia’s most infamous propaganda agents.

Called Sandpit, the show is designed to “instil patriotism from an early age” and teach Russian pre-school children to “discuss geopolitics”, according to Vladimir Solovyov, the cartoon’s creator.

Mr Solovyov has been sanctioned by the European Union and Britain for spreading disinformation that undermines Ukraine’s sovereignty.

A trailer for the show features animated versions of Mr Trump alongside Mr Musk, Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron, Kim Jong-un and Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, all as children, meeting on a video call.

While Mr Trump is depicted in his trademark navy suit and a red tie with cockatiel blonde hair, Putin is wearing a white judo outfit, a sport in which he has a black belt, and is seen staring at a black toy ship – possibly representing his Black Sea fleet.