Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on the incident with the rainbow flag of the LGBT community, posted on the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
on Friday, July 3, was held the meeting of the President with the working group on preparation of amendments to the Constitution. The broadcast led TV channel “Russia 24”. Statesman Alexei Pushkov said that the action of the American Embassy on the day of the vote was demonstrative.
Vladimir Putin asked: “In this building who work?”. Pushkov said that the us diplomats. The President drew attention to the fact that their actions demonstrated the Agency who works for them. “Not scary,” — said the head of state.
Earlier, during a working meeting Vladimir Putin said that Russia was not and will not have restrictions on the rights of people based on their sex, sexual orientation, and nationality. The head of state proposed to deal with LGBT propaganda with the help of non-aggressive social control.