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Russia: Putin Urges Limiting Foreign Adoption of Russian Kids
From RIA Novosti: The adoption of Russian children by foreign families should become a “rare exception,” prime minister and president-elect Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. “We should try to ensure that most [Russian] children find their families here in Russia,” Putin told a government meeting in Moscow. “Foreign adoptions should become a rare exception, a [...]
Russia: USDOS Adoption Notice – Regional Suspensions on Adoption Processing in Russia
From the US Department of State: Russia March 01, 2012 Notice: Regional Suspensions on Adoption Processing in Russia The Department of State has received reports that local departments of education and some judges in Russia have instituted a de facto freeze on adoptions to the United States. In some instances we are told that local [...]
Russian official demands full ban on US adoptions
From RT.com: Russia’s children’s rights ombudsman has called for a full ban on US adoptions of Russian children. The move follows an American couple’s shocking decision to abandon baby twins on the cold streets of Saint Petersburg. Children’s Right Ombudsman Pavel Astakhov demanded “the suspension of the issuance of documents on the adoption of Russian [...]
Russia: USDOS Adoption Notice – Processing Time for Adoptions Increased
From the US Department of State: Russia February 21, 2012 Notice: Processing Time for Adoptions Increased On January 1, 2012, the Russian Family Code was amended so that presiding judges will announce decisions in cases, including intercountry adoption cases, at the end of in-person court hearings. Courts will issue written rulings five days later. In [...]
Moscow Suspends Russian Children’s Adoption by U.S. Citizens – Foreign Ministry
From RIA Novosti: Moscow will suspend the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens until the Russian-U.S. adoption deal comes into force, Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. The move comes after series of incidents involving the mistreatment of adopted Russian children in the United States. “Regarding the incessant series of crimes in the United States [...]
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