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‘Produce Children During Work Breaks,’ Putin Tells People Amid Declining Birth Rate In Russia

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New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a controversial initiative aimed at combating the nation’s declining birth rate by encouraging citizens to engage in intimacy during work breaks, LiveMint reported quoting Metro.co.uk. The move is part of a broader strategy to counter the country’s shrinking population, which has been exacerbated by factors such as emigration and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

“The preservation of the Russian people is our highest national priority,” Putin stated, as reported by Metro. “The fate of Russia… depends on how many of us there will be. It is a question of national importance.”

Russia’s current fertility rate stands at approximately 1.5 children per woman, significantly below the 2.1 needed for population stability. To address this, the government has rolled out various initiatives, including free fertility screenings for women in Moscow and financial incentives for new mothers. In the Chelyabinsk region, young women are being offered £8,500 for their first child.
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