The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier this month that Russia could freeze child adoptions by U.S. citizens until the countries sign an intergovernmental agreement on adoptions.

"We have repeatedly and reasonably raised the issue of signing the bilateral agreement on foreign adoptions with the American side...Unfortunately, the United States has so far shown no interest in reaching such an agreement," the ministry said.

The statement was made following the latest adoption incident when a U.S. adoptive mother sent Artyom, 8, on a one-way flight back to Russia just six months after adoption claiming he was "psychopathic."

The agreement should "precisely regulate the process of adoption and include efficient mechanisms to control the living conditions of children adopted from Russia and ensure their legal protection," the ministry said.

"The Russian Foreign Ministry insists that further adoptions take place in the framework of a bilateral agreement

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