Moscow views US officials’ criticism of Russia’s bill banning LGBT propaganda as interference in the country’s domestic affairs, the Russian embassy in Washington said in a statement, Ednews reports citing TASS.
"We paid attention to the statements of numerous of US officials criticizing the bill adopted by the State Duma of the Russian Federation banning the dissemination of propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations, pedophilia or information that causes a desire to change gender," the statement reads.
"We consider such statements as gross interference in our internal affairs," the embassy said.
"Russia consistently stands for the protection of traditional family values. We openly speak about our rejection of attempts by Western states, led by the United States, to impose pseudo-liberal and perverted ideas about human rights on other countries. We demand that Washington respect the choice of our people to adhere to moral guidelines that are passed down from generation to generation and are the basis of Russian civic identity," the statement added.