Anti-us Adoption Ban

Russian children whose adoptions have already been approved by courts will go to the United States despite a blanket ban on all American adoptions, a Kremlin spokesman said on Friday.

A 14-year-old Russian orphan with a debilitating genetic disease has reportedly asked President Vladimir Putin for the right to live with his prospective adoptive family in the United States.

Russia's controversial ban on adoptions of Russian children by American families came into force on Tuesday, days after its signing by President Vladimir Putin sparked an international outcry.

Sick or handicapped children will be the biggest losers in a Russian law banning adoption of Russian children by American families, adoption agencies have warned.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin vowed on Thursday to sign a bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children that has added new strains to the uneasy relations between the former Cold War foes.

Defying a storm of domestic and international criticism, Russia moved toward finalising a ban on Americans adopting Russian children, as Parliament's upper house voted unanimously in favour of a measure that President Vladimir Putin has indicated he will sign into law.

The upper chamber of Russia's parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted in favor of a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. It now goes to President Vladimir Putin to sign or turn down.

Russian children whose adoptions have already been approved by courts will go to the United States despite a blanket ban on all American adoptions, a Kremlin spokesman said on Friday.

A 14-year-old Russian orphan with a debilitating genetic disease has reportedly asked President Vladimir Putin for the right to live with his prospective adoptive family in the United States.

Russia's controversial ban on adoptions of Russian children by American families came into force on Tuesday, days after its signing by President Vladimir Putin sparked an international outcry.

Sick or handicapped children will be the biggest losers in a Russian law banning adoption of Russian children by American families, adoption agencies have warned.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin vowed on Thursday to sign a bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children that has added new strains to the uneasy relations between the former Cold War foes.

Defying a storm of domestic and international criticism, Russia moved toward finalising a ban on Americans adopting Russian children, as Parliament's upper house voted unanimously in favour of a measure that President Vladimir Putin has indicated he will sign into law.

The upper chamber of Russia's parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted in favor of a measure banning Americans from adopting Russian children. It now goes to President Vladimir Putin to sign or turn down.