A demonstrator holds up a picture depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin with make-up, during a protest by the gay community in Amsterdam April 8, 2013. REUTERS/Cris Toala Olivares
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin will back a ban on same-sex couples from abroad adopting Russian children, he said on Tuesday, dismissing Western criticism of the way homosexuality is treated in Russia.
Putin also called for tolerance, but his remarks, after a summit with European Union leaders, underscored a rift between Russia and many Western governments over gay rights.
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