btw When Don Jr. lied and said the meeting was about adoptions, it was a tiny factor. Because Putin’s ban on Americans adopting Russian babies was to “punish” us for daring to sanction Russia for invading and annexing Crimea. Obviously the meeting was about us dropping our sanctions (plus those imposed after Putin engaged in cyber warfare against us, and Putin letting people take Russian babies off his hands in exchange.
@GODFREYDANIEL No, the ban on Americans adopting Russian children, called the Dima Yakolev Law (per Wikipedia with listed sources) was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on 28 December 2012 and took effect on 1 January 2013, BEFORE the coup in Ukraine. The law is informally named after a Russian orphan adopted by a family from Purcellville, Virginia, who died of heat stroke after being left in a parked car for nine hours. In July 2008, less than three months after he arrived in America, Dima died while he was strapped into his adoptive father’s car. He had been left alone for nine hours in the car as his father had forgotten to take him to daycare service. Following trial, Harrison was acquitted of involuntary manslaughter by a Circuit Court judge in Fairfax County, Virginia, on January 2009. The case became national news in Russia, highlighting abuse cases involving Russian children adopted by American parents. It’s meant to “punish” US citizens for being too self-involved (most likely with a cell phone) to not endanger a child.
Darsan54 Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Putin just wants to use him, not adopt him.
Godfreydaniel almost 7 years ago
I hear that Trump, much like certain women in Moscow, ought to wear diapers…….
Godfreydaniel almost 7 years ago
btw When Don Jr. lied and said the meeting was about adoptions, it was a tiny factor. Because Putin’s ban on Americans adopting Russian babies was to “punish” us for daring to sanction Russia for invading and annexing Crimea. Obviously the meeting was about us dropping our sanctions (plus those imposed after Putin engaged in cyber warfare against us, and Putin letting people take Russian babies off his hands in exchange.
Strawberry Hellcat: Gair I gall, ffon I’r anghall almost 7 years ago
@GODFREYDANIEL No, the ban on Americans adopting Russian children, called the Dima Yakolev Law (per Wikipedia with listed sources) was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin on 28 December 2012 and took effect on 1 January 2013, BEFORE the coup in Ukraine. The law is informally named after a Russian orphan adopted by a family from Purcellville, Virginia, who died of heat stroke after being left in a parked car for nine hours. In July 2008, less than three months after he arrived in America, Dima died while he was strapped into his adoptive father’s car. He had been left alone for nine hours in the car as his father had forgotten to take him to daycare service. Following trial, Harrison was acquitted of involuntary manslaughter by a Circuit Court judge in Fairfax County, Virginia, on January 2009. The case became national news in Russia, highlighting abuse cases involving Russian children adopted by American parents. It’s meant to “punish” US citizens for being too self-involved (most likely with a cell phone) to not endanger a child.
paranormal almost 7 years ago
There’s not enough American babies that need adopting?
Radish the wordsmith almost 7 years ago
Why are the Republicans kowtowing to the second rate Russians?
Is it part of their plan to make America a third rate country?
Masterskrain Premium Member almost 7 years ago
BLOTUS= Biggest Liar Of The United States.
Dtroutma almost 7 years ago
Vlad needs to take Donnie and Pence home with him.
pwbritt Premium Member almost 7 years ago
That is a really nice piece of artwork of Putin. Luckovich is very good at drawing “cute” figures.