If Berlusconi were gay he would never be on trial – Putin
Commenting on the law banning gay propaganda, Putin said that Russia and Europe have demographic problems. “Europeans are dying out. Don't you understand that? And same-sex marriages don't produce children. Do you want to survive by drawing migrants? But society cannot adapt so many migrants. Your choice in many countries is the way it is: recognition of same-sex marriage, adoption, etc. But let us make our own choice the way we see it for our country,” Putin said. The president added that some American states still have criminal liability for homosexuality. “Why does everyone like to focus on Russia? You shouldn't fuel tensions here; there is nothing terrible here,” he said. President Putin also joked that his old friend Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian Prime Minister would not have faced trial if he was gay. “Berlusconi faces trial for bedding women. If he was gay, no one would ever lay a finger on him,” he said with a smile.