US DOS Press Release: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/12/202401.htm Statement on Russia’s Yakovlev Act Press Statement Patrick VentrellActing Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 28, 2012 We deeply regret Russia’s passage of a law ending inter-country adoptions between the United States and Russia and restricting Russian civil society organizations that work with American partners. American families have adopted over 60,000 Russian children …