In 2012 the Russian Duma passed the so called "Dima Yakovlev Law" (banning US citizens from adopting Russian children), after a number of recently adopted Russian kids died as a result of their American adoptive parents' neglect or violence.
When questioned by Western journalists about the law, Putin answered that in their majority, the deaths were not investigated and the parents were not held accountable. He then made a cryptic observation I didn't understand at the time, that in the US, children adoption is a business with its own stock exchange and that many Russian kids are put for sale on that stock exchange shortly after their initial adoption. I'll try to find a link of that speech.
It was a live press-conference. I still can't find trace of it. What I found is a 2014 interview (in Russian) of Putins's special representative for child welfare issues.
He discusses among other things Russian government'a interaction with US Department of State and the "price" for adopting Russian kids charged by American adoption agencies.
https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1681177
I also found Russian media discussing the 2013 Reuters investigation about Child Exchange
http://www.reuters.com/investigates/adoption/#article/part1
So Putin must have cited open sources.
It was not an article, It was a live press-conference. Putin gives 4 or 5 big press conferences annually, usually lasting several hours.
I simply haven't had the time to review them all.
What I found was a general discussion in Russian media of the 2013 Reuters investigation of Child Exchange http://www.reuters.com/investigates/adoption/#article/part1
I also posted an OP about an interview Putin's special representative for Child Welfare issues, Astakhov, gave in 2014 https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1681177.
He brings up the criminalization of the adoption process in the US, the middlemen fee charged by adoption agencies in the US etc. It's in Russian, so I translated relevant passages.
"One of the recently registered Italian NGOs strongly refuted the allegations that its purpose was to organize the orphans’ transit to the United States. The executive director of the Associazione Adozioni Alfabeto group added that his organization intended to continue Russian operations and was not involved in any conflict between Russia and Europe." -- Does anyone want to look into that Italian adoption agency?
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ArmedExorcist ago
In 2012 the Russian Duma passed the so called "Dima Yakovlev Law" (banning US citizens from adopting Russian children), after a number of recently adopted Russian kids died as a result of their American adoptive parents' neglect or violence. When questioned by Western journalists about the law, Putin answered that in their majority, the deaths were not investigated and the parents were not held accountable. He then made a cryptic observation I didn't understand at the time, that in the US, children adoption is a business with its own stock exchange and that many Russian kids are put for sale on that stock exchange shortly after their initial adoption. I'll try to find a link of that speech.
Disgusted-Lurker ago
Very interesting comment. If you ever come across that article, could make a great OP...
ArmedExorcist ago
It was a live press-conference. I still can't find trace of it. What I found is a 2014 interview (in Russian) of Putins's special representative for child welfare issues. He discusses among other things Russian government'a interaction with US Department of State and the "price" for adopting Russian kids charged by American adoption agencies. https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1681177 I also found Russian media discussing the 2013 Reuters investigation about Child Exchange http://www.reuters.com/investigates/adoption/#article/part1 So Putin must have cited open sources.
qwertyqwert ago
Did you find the article?
ArmedExorcist ago
It was not an article, It was a live press-conference. Putin gives 4 or 5 big press conferences annually, usually lasting several hours. I simply haven't had the time to review them all. What I found was a general discussion in Russian media of the 2013 Reuters investigation of Child Exchange http://www.reuters.com/investigates/adoption/#article/part1 I also posted an OP about an interview Putin's special representative for Child Welfare issues, Astakhov, gave in 2014 https://voat.co/v/pizzagate/1681177. He brings up the criminalization of the adoption process in the US, the middlemen fee charged by adoption agencies in the US etc. It's in Russian, so I translated relevant passages.
listenandsee ago
Here's what I've found from a cursory search:
The msm story- http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2013/02/max_allen_shatto_adopted_from_russia_killed_by_his_mother.html
The murders in question with these adoptions- http://adoption.about.com/od/adoptionrights/p/russiancases.htm
The Russian perspective- https://www.rt.com/politics/159868-russian-children-adoptions-abroad/
"One of the recently registered Italian NGOs strongly refuted the allegations that its purpose was to organize the orphans’ transit to the United States. The executive director of the Associazione Adozioni Alfabeto group added that his organization intended to continue Russian operations and was not involved in any conflict between Russia and Europe." -- Does anyone want to look into that Italian adoption agency?
kazza64 ago
thats a reference to child trafficking