MOSCOW, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Russian officials say they may freeze U.S. adoptions if the two countries do not reach an agreement to protect their children.
An official with the education ministry said more talks on the issue are scheduled from Dec. 1 to Dec. 3 in Washington, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
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About 10 percent of overseas adoptions in the United States involve Russian children. In one highly publicized case, a woman returned her 7-year-old adoptive son to Russia, sending him back on a plane alone with a note describing him as "psychopathic."
Pavel Astakhov, the children's rights ombudsman, said he would consider asking for a freeze if the two countries do not reach an agreement on adoptions by early 2011.
