MOSCOW (AP) – Russia’s parliament on Tuesday ratified a long-awaited agreement with the United States regulating the adoption of Russian children by Americans. The ratification by a 244-96-2 vote in ...

Lawmakers in the Duma said they wanted to ensure that adopted children would not go through gender-reassignment - Copyright AFP DENIS LOVROVIC Lawmakers in the Duma ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed into law a bill banning adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal. The Kremlin leader also approved ...

MOSCOW — Russia’s upper house of parliament on Wednesday endorsed a bill banning adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning is legal. The Federation Council also ...

NEW YORK (AP) – U.S.-based advocates of international adoption, who have grown accustomed to discouraging news in recent years, have a new cause for dismay: a bill moving through Russia’s parliament ...