Russia on Wednesday vowed to defend its "traditional" values against threats from the United States and so-called "gay propaganda" in a document signed by President Vladimir Putin.It warns that Moscow must take "urgent measures" to ward off threats including those posed by terrorist groups, "certain mass media" and "the United States and other unfriendly foreign countries."The Orthodox Church welcomed the document as a way to "preserve our people and protect our children from being defiled," senior cleric Fyodor Lukyanov told state-run news agency TASS.Rights campaigners say the new amendments mean, in effect, that any public mention of same-sex relationships is being criminalized.The former KGB agent has sought to associate his regime with Soviet-era successes and has gradually cracked down on the rights and freedoms gained after the breakup of the Soviet Union."