As I have promised

Putin, as promised earlier, signed the law “On measures of influence on persons involved in violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms, the rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation,” prohibiting the adoption of children by US citizens (anyone, and not just those involved in such violations), and also ordering the closure of NPOs if they exist with US money or if any of their employees are US citizens (well, these, of course, violate rights - the rights of government officials to do what they want, for example). This law, we recall, is a response to the American “Magnitsky Law”. Putin has already said that the Russian law is an adequate response, and did not pay much attention to other opinions. The Presidential Council for Human Rights belatedly sent recommendations for the law, timidly noting that it contradicts the Constitution - it also did not heed. In general, Putin did not act as a benefactor. Or maybe he acted for himself and for the people loyal to him - he saved Russian children from the corrupting influence of evil Americans. At the same time as the law, he signed a decree on measures to protect orphans, simplifying adoption procedures. The decree, in particular, states that adoptive parents in Russia will receive tax benefits.

It is still unclear what will happen to those children whose adoption by US citizens has already begun. Children's Rights Commissioner Pavel Astakhov, one of the law's most zealous defenders, says they will remain in Russia. One of the co-authors of the amendment on the ban, United Russia deputy Ekaterina Lakhova, speaks about the same thing. Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko, who at some point even tried to blather that there was no need to rush into adopting the law, but then allegedly weighed the pros and cons and independently decided that she should support it, says that these children will be adopted those who have already started the procedure.