Speaking about child adoption, he said that orphans should be adopted in their own country, a view shared by the overwhelming majority of Russian people.
“We should do it ourselves – support families that adopt children,” he said.
More than 1,200 Russian and foreign journalists have been accredited for Vladimir Putin’s annual press conference broadcast live on all major national TV channels and over the radio.
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