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U.S. ambassador to Moscow and Russian lawmaker trade blows via Twitter over adopted boy’s death
The US ambassador to Moscow and a top Russian lawmaker traded verbal blows Thursday over the death of a Russian child adopted in the United States, in a row that threatens to overshadow upcoming talks with the new US secretary of state. The emotionally charged exchange came after US ambassador…
U.S. trying to help families adopt Russian kids
Washington is trying to help hundreds of American families whose dreams of adopting a child from Russia are in limbo after the passage of a controversial Russian law, a top US official said Tuesday. Calling it “tragic” for the families and children involved, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said some…
U.S. condemns Russian ban on American adoptions
President signs bill preventing Americans from adopting Russian children in move Washington says is ‘politically motivated’ The US government has condemned as “politically motivated” a decision by the Kremlin to ban Americans from adopting Russian children, warning of a further wedge in relations with Moscow. President Vladimir Putin signed the…
Russia adoption ban sparks anger in U.S.
Tens of thousands of petitioners are calling for US President Barack Obama to escalate the diplomatic feud that led Moscow to propose a law barring Americans from adopting Russian children. Two petitions on the White House web site are asking for US sanctions on the Russian lawmakers who help pass…
Russia to vote on banning U.S. adoptions
The Russian parliament will vote this week on a bill banning adoption of Russian children by Americans, in retaliation to the Magnitsky Act passed by the United States last week, lawmakers said Monday. The Russian bill, unofficially named the “Dima Yakovlev bill”, was approved in an initial reading Friday in…
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