Russia January 11, 2013 Alert: Families, Agencies Report Difficulties in Completing Russian Adoptions On December 28, President Vladimir Putin signed into law Federal Law No. 272-FZ, which went into effect on January 1, 2013. The law bans the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens, bars adoption service providers from assisting U.S. citizens to adopt Russian children, and requires …
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President Putin Signs Legislation Banning Adoption to US Citizens
US DOS Press Release: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/12/202401.htm Statement on Russia’s Yakovlev Act Press Statement Patrick VentrellActing Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 28, 2012 We deeply regret Russia’s passage of a law ending inter-country adoptions between the United States and Russia and restricting Russian civil society organizations that work with American partners. American families have adopted over 60,000 Russian children …