The legislation prohibits medical interventions linked to transitioning, except when they are needed to treat birth abnormalities Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill banning sex reassignment surgeries into law on Monday. The legislation, aimed at tighter regulation of what MPs described as the “transgender industry,” bans legal sex changes and medical interventions associated with transitioning…

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President Putin has signed the necessary law to introduce the electronic currency Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday that introduces a digital ruble. According to the document published on the official government portal, the electronic currency will become operational on August 1.