Russia is not America ’s sidekick . Politically , there are disputes over NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden ’s temporary asylum in Moscow and Russian President Vladimir Putin ’s autocratic government . But the issue that ’s really sour U.S.-Russian relations is the same takings that ’s still dividing America : gay rights .
[ pic of Kseniya Ryzhova and Tatyana Firova buss in protestation of Russia ’s new anti - gay laws after winning atomic number 79 in the women ’s 4×400 relay at the World Athletics Championships via Getty Images . ]
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