Lvova-Belova: children from new regions are given to families under guardianship, not for adoption

This was stated by the Commissioner for Children's Rights under the President of Russia Maria Lvova-Belova in the program "The Church and Us".

“We have no adoption from new regions at all, in principle.

We only have guardianship or a foster family so that if, if relatives appear there, people who can claim this child, it would be (to transfer to relatives. - RT ) easier to do, ”RIA Novosti quotes

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On February 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the number of applications from citizens who would like to adopt children from four new regions of Russia is growing.