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Russia's sports minister says passing the gay ''propaganda'' law that sparked calls for boycotting the Sochi Olympics was a mistake - not because of its contents but because of its timing.
Vitaly Mutko is quoted by the RBK business newspaper as saying: ''Perhaps the state authorities should have waited a little. ... It was possible to calculate how much resonance it would cause in the West, especially in the run-up to the Sochi Olympics.''
The law passed in June bans distributing so-called propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships to minors. It does not define propaganda.
Mutko also was quoted Monday as saying foreign opposition to the law reflects resentment of Russia's strength.
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