Russian Ban on U.S. Adoptions Reflects Strained Relations
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Russia’s move to prohibit Americans from adopting Russian orphans is the latest threat to the Obama administration’s flagging attempt to “reset” relations between the two Cold War rivals.
President Vladimir Putin today signed a bill to ban U.S. adoptions of Russian children that the country’s parliament approved in retaliation for a new U.S. law sanctioning Russians accused of human rights violations. The prohibition goes into effect Jan. 1, according to a statement e-mailed by the Kremlin.