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FILE - In this photo provided by the Russian State Duma, lawmakers attend a session in Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 24, 2022, to approve a bill that significantly expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ+ rights. (The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation via AP, File)

FILE - In this photo provided by the Russian State Duma, lawmakers attend a session in Moscow, Russia, on Nov. 24, 2022, to approve a bill that significantly expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ+ rights. (The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation via AP, File)

FILE - A police officer detains a gay rights activist in Red Square in Moscow on Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman, File)

FILE - A police officer detains a gay rights activist in Red Square in Moscow on Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman, File)

FILE - A gay rights activist wearing a mask walks ahead of gay rights activists during a May Day rally in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 1, 2014. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - A gay rights activist wearing a mask walks ahead of gay rights activists during a May Day rally in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 1, 2014. (AP Photo, File)

FILE – Igor Kochetkov, founder of the Russian LGBT Network rights group, center, and other activists attend a May Day rally in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 1, 2018. (AP Photo, File)

FILE – Igor Kochetkov, founder of the Russian LGBT Network rights group, center, and other activists attend a May Day rally in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 1, 2018. (AP Photo, File)

FILE – LGBTQ+ activists wave flags at a rally in Moscow on July 15, 2020. (AP Photo, File)

FILE – LGBTQ+ activists wave flags at a rally in Moscow on July 15, 2020. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - A police officer speaks with a gay rights activist standing with a rainbow flag in front of journalist, during a demonstration at Palace Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Aug. 2, 2015. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - A police officer speaks with a gay rights activist standing with a rainbow flag in front of journalist, during a demonstration at Palace Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Aug. 2, 2015. (AP Photo, File)

FILE – LGBTQ+ activists hold a rally in Pushkin Square in Moscow on July 15, 2020. (AP Photo, File)

FILE – LGBTQ+ activists hold a rally in Pushkin Square in Moscow on July 15, 2020. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - Gay rights activists hold a banner reading "Homophobia -- the religion of bullies" during a protest on Red Square in Moscow on July 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman, File)

FILE - Gay rights activists hold a banner reading "Homophobia -- the religion of bullies" during a protest on Red Square in Moscow on July 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Evgeny Feldman, File)

FILE - Russian Supreme Court judge Oleg Nefedov leads a hearing in Moscow on Nov. 30, 2023. The Supreme Court banned the LGBTQ+ "movement," labeling it an extremist organization and effectively outlawing any its activism. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

FILE - Russian Supreme Court judge Oleg Nefedov leads a hearing in Moscow on Nov. 30, 2023. The Supreme Court banned the LGBTQ+ "movement," labeling it an extremist organization and effectively outlawing any its activism. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

FILE - Russian lawmakers attend a session in Moscow on Nov. 24, 2022, to approve a bill that significantly expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ+ rights. (The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation via AP, File)

FILE - Russian lawmakers attend a session in Moscow on Nov. 24, 2022, to approve a bill that significantly expands restrictions on activities seen as promoting LGBTQ+ rights. (The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation via AP, File)