Kirill Kuzmin, Maxim's brother

The fate of two -year -old Kirill Kuzmin, the brother of the Maxim Kuzmin, who died in the United States, will now obviously be decided in Russian courts and at the highest interstate levels.

Cyril, together with his brother, was adopted last year in the Pskov region by the Shatto family from Texas. Now the cancellation of this adoption was demanded by the Pskov prosecutor’s office, which went to court.

The Prosecutor General’s Office states that, according to the information available, the presence of Cyril in the family of adoptive parents can threaten his life and health. ” It is proposed to transfer Cyril to "guardianship authorities to resolve the issue of his further structure to the Russian family or the return of his mother."

The Vesti TV channel on the eve showed an interview with the mother of the children and said that she was asking her to help her restore parental rights and return Cyril to her homeland. Julia Kuzmina, deprived of parental rights at one time, according to the TV channel, "got a job, quit drinking, said that she changed her mind, and asks her to give her the youngest son." At the same time, at today's meeting of the State Duma, the vice-governor of the Pskov region Vera Emelyanova brought the opinion of the children of the children about their mother: "She is not able to grow children, and it is impossible to trust her again." True, according to Emelyanova, Kirill Kuzmina are ready to adopt six Russian families.

The representative of the US Embassy in Moscow, Bill Bistryanski today stated that the allegations of the violent death of Maxim Kuzmin (or Max Shatto) were taken from incomprehensible sources, this information did not come from local law enforcement agencies in Texas. The adoptive mother, according to the diplomat, is not under arrest, there are no accusations against her. She has access to the younger child, under the supervision of guardianship authorities: the authorities believe that Cyril is safe with his father: "Why send him back when he has a father and family?"

The representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Konstantin Dolgov today stated that there is reason to believe: Maxim Kuzmin died as a result of abuse. Russia requires complete information about the investigation.

The sheriff of the oktor, Mark Donaldson, told Radio Liberty that the investigation is carried out (but Russian officials will not be allowed to participate in it). According to Donald's, the adoptive mother of Laura Shatto told investigators that she had only left the children unattended in the courtyard of the house, and when she returned, the older boy was lying unconscious. He died later in the hospital.

According to Kommersant , yesterday, Russian diplomats in private apologized to the Texas officials "for the excessively emotional" reaction of official Moscow.

Obviously, the history of the Kuzminykh brothers will be discussed at a meeting of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the new US Secretary of State John Kerry, who, as announced today, will take place in Berlin on February 26.