Russia's birth rates have been falling for decades, and the war in Ukraine has made it worse.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is urging Russians to have more children. 
"Large families must become the norm," Putin said in a speech Tuesday. 
Russian birth rates are falling amid war in Ukraine and a deepening economic crisis.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is urging women to have as many as eight children as the number of dead Russian soldiers continues to rise in his war with Ukraine, worsening the country’s population crisis.

Addressing the World Russian People’s Council in Moscow on Tuesday, Putin said the country must return to a time when large families were the norm.

“Many of our grandmothers and great-grandmothers, had seven, eight, or even more children,” Putin said.

  • bruderschaft@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    7 months ago

    My Russian brothers and sisters, hold fast. As an American, there will soon be a change in American political power that will align with sanity and not disinformation like this evil and corrupt incompetent American president. Soon you will be free from antagonizing drug addicted neighbors that intentionally create false nuclear attacks upon your unsuspecting and peaceful people putting fear in you and your children. We support you brothers and sisters of Russia!