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미-러시아 입양아 분규, 국제적 문제화…..
A day after the US and Russia agreed to a nuclear weapons treaty조약, relations are strained긴장한 over a very different issue. Russia’s Foreign Minister called today for a ban금지 on all adoptions입양 by American families. As Richard Roth reports, the move comes after a woman who adopted a Russian boy changed her mind and sent him back all by himself.
Russian authorities say the 7-year-old boy named Artyom arrived all alone in Moscow after an overnight flight from Washington with cookies and coloring pens in his backpack and a letter from his adoptive American mother. I am sorry to say that for the safety of my family, friends, and myself, the letter said, I no longer wish to parent돌보다 this child. As he is a Russian national국적, I am returning him to your guardianship후견인. It was signed Torry Hansen.
At a Siberian orphanage고아원, they remember Hansen as the 33-year-old nurse from Tennessee who played happily with Artyom before adopting him last September. But her letter called the boy violent and mentally unstable불안정한. Shown on Russian TV today, talking to a child care official, Artyom's asked, "Did she hit you?" "No" says the boy, gesturing to show his hair was pulled. The Seattle agency that arranged중재하다 the adoption tonight says it's saddened, but sheds no light on해결하다 what happened.
The State Department says it's troubled by the case. Tennessee authorities went to Torry Hansen's home looking for an explanation. Her lawyer says she'll meet with them next week. And in Moscow, officials say Artyom now needs good care, he needs to be rehabilitated재활치료. “Did you cry?” he was asked. “Yes” he said. “You’re a man.” he was told, “You shouldn’t.” The 7-year-old is staying in Russia. Richard Roth, CBS News, London.
Family shock. An American mother adopts a Russian boy, then sends the 7-year-old home alone. Was he threatening? What would you do? From ABC News, this is ABC World News with Diane Sawyer. The Tennessee mother has returned the 7-year-old son she adopted from Russia sending him back alone. And now outraged화난 Russian officials want to halt중지 adoptions to US families, period.
He arrived in Moscow Thursday alone and exhausted기진맥진 after flying half way around the world sparking야기하다 international outrage. He carried this note from his adopted mother back in Tennessee. I adopted this child, wrote 32-year-old single mother Tory Hansen, he is violent and has severe psychopathic정신병적인 issues. I was lied to and misled오도하다 by the Russian Orphanage. And after giving my best to this child, I’m sorry to say that for the safety of my family and myself, I no longer wish to parent this child.
Hansen adopted Artyom six months ago,
but her family says the boy’s hitting, kicking, spitting began to escalate.
He drew pictures of the family’s house on fire.
Today, Russian President Dmitry Medvedec told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos the incident is both illegal and immoral.
“It’s monstrous on the part of the….of his adopted parents to take the kid and virtually . throw him out.”