That's probably little surprise, since the country is set to host the Winter Olympics next month. But its anti-gay policies threaten to distract from the Olympic pageantry as a government crackdown on LGBT activists raises global ire.
MORE: https://au.org/blogs/wall-of-separation/to-russia-with-hate-us-anti-gay-cultural-warriors-bring-olympic-sized
See also...
Putin: Gays Must 'Leave Children In Peace'
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/17/putin-gays-must-leave-c_n_4616505.html
Putin: Russia must "cleanse" itself of homosexuality
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/putin-russia-must-cleanse-itself-of-homosexuality/
Russia's 'anti-gay' law pushes gay community into shadows
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/13/world/europe/russia-gay-ghettos-pavel-petel/index.html
