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Russian president inclined to sign adoption bill
Americans would be barred from adopting Russian kids
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Amelia, Cooper, Ella and Lucy Galley gather for a photo. Cooper, 5, was born in Russia, but adopted by the Galleys in 2008.
On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he “intends” to sign a controversial bill barring Americans from adopting Russian children. The law would block dozens of Russian children now in the process of being adopted by American families from leaving the country and cut off a major route out of often-dismal orphanages. According to the U.S. Department of State, 970 Russian children were adopted in the United States last year.