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The issue has become controversial in Russia in recent years, following numerous incidents in the U.S. involving adopted children from Russia. In the latest case, a U.S. couple sent their 7-year-old adopted son back to Russia last week claiming he was "psychopathic."

"In fact, this trip was being put together even before last week"s incident. But Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Michael Kirby will lead a team to Russia... I think the arrangements are still being worked out. But clearly, this latest situation will be among those things discussed," Philip Crowley told a daily press briefing.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said last Friday that Russia could freeze child adoptions by U.S. citizens until the countries sign an intergovernmental agreement on adoptions following the Artyom Savelyev case.

Savelyev, adopted in September and renamed Justin, flew in to Moscow on April 8 alone after being accompanied to the plane in the United

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