Putin: Banning Adoptions Is "Not So Simple"

According to today's Moscow Times, Vladimir Putin suggested that - even if the Russian adoption ban becomes law - it may take at least a year for the ban to take force.

Referring to the Russia-US Adoption Agreement that went into effect in November, Putin stated, "The agreement says that if one country decides to quit, it must notify the other side a year in advance. [Undoing that agreement ] is not so simple."

The bill is expected to be approved on Friday, and will then go to Putin for his signature.

Based on what we are hearing, the Russian Minister of Education - among others - has taken a stand against the bill. An online petition opposing the bill garnered over 100,000 signatures from Russian citizens.

Here is the entire text from the Moscow Times article: Putin Hints He Can't Ban U.S. Adoptions