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Originally Posted by moon
I would say how is it possible that a leader of a so-called major world power could be so stupid to think that one case means that US authorities routinely let it go, but it is Russia so I guess you can't expect much from them.
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I'm not sure what exactly constitutes "routinely let go" but
However, the Russian authorities point to the deaths of 19 Russian-born children adopted by American parents in the past decade, and lawmakers named the bill after a boy who died of heat stroke in Virginia after his adoptive father left him locked in a car for hours.
Putin reiterated Russian complaints that U.S. courts have been too lenient on parents in such cases, saying Russia has inadequate access to Russian-born children in the United States despite a bilateral agreement that entered into force on November 1.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...8BQ06K20121227
Again, not defending the Russian reaction at all, just that the OP didn't paint the full picture.