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.

  • Jaysyn
    47•1 year ago

    Putin will open rape/baby factories for female prisoners next. Just watch.

    • @Gork@lemm.eeEnglish
      12•1 year ago

      That might end up being the scary reality for the women and girls who have been abducted in Ukraine.

    • I Cast FistEnglish
      7•1 year ago

      I think the irony is that you don’t even need to do something like that. Just open a bunch of “orphanages” that are all about hammering absolute loyalty to the dear leader, offer to pay money for any kids that are left there, reap the rewards in a couple of years. As a double whammy, parents are also free to continue fully dedicating to work.

      Libertarians would probably have the weirdest hate boner if that happened, selling kids (great!) to the govt (horrible!)

      • @Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        Christ my mind went somewhere else. I thought you were gonna suggest that after they open the orphanages and they get populated they would offer the kids a bunch of benefits once they were of age to start breeding. I bet a significant portion of those kids would take it in a heart beat since the alternative is being kicked out at 18 without anywhere to go or money.

        • @uis@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4•1 year ago

          since the alternative is being kicked out at 18 without anywhere to go or money.

          Legaly, all orphans who don’t already own home, will get one from state. But governor wants 5th yacht too.

    • @Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7•1 year ago

      The scale at which they would need to do this would make even forcing pregnancy and birth not really sustainable. Especially when the child are being birthed into the world where the economics are against large fertility rates.

    • Cosmic ClericEnglish
      4•1 year ago

      Putin will open rape/baby factories for female prisoners next. Just watch.

      If anything, they would outlaw contraception first, before going down that road that you’re describing, not that that road would be successful in either case.