Claim: In Russia "all people are absolutely equal regardless of their religion, sex, ethnicity, or sexual orientation," while "70 countries of the world have criminal liability for homosexuality."
Fact-check: Putin: All people in Russia are 'equal,' in 70 other countries it's a crime to be gay 
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Steve Contorno
Date published: 2014-01-19T00:00:00