Vladimir Putin's signature to become law. These measures are the latest in a series of actions aimed at marginalizing sexual minorities while reinforcing Russia's traditional values.Russian lower house speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, who was one of the authors of the new bill, said "it is extremely important to eliminate possible dangers in the form of gender reassignment that adopted children may face in these countries."The adoption ban would impact at least 15 countries, including several European nations, as well as Australia, Argentina and Canada.