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.

  • interceder270@lemmy.worldEnglish
    191·
    1 year ago

    Things are pretty bad for Ukraine, too.

    Both of them are relying on conscription and made it illegal for military-aged men to leave the country.

    • Sanyanov@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      It is not illegal for military-aged men to leave Russia - only if you already have draft papers on hand.

      The question is - which countries are still ready to accomodate Russians on their side.

      • uis@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 year ago

        only if you already have draft papers on hand.

        Or with new laws if voencom marked you as drafted.

        The question is - which countries are still ready to accomodate Russians on their side.

        Btw which? Asking for a friend. Do not suggest Belarus or Kazahstan.

        • Sanyanov@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          There are always Armenia and Georgia, but they are already overburdened with Russians. There are Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, there is Azerbaijan, there is Kyrgyzstan, there is Mongolia, there is Serbia, there is Thailand, there are less obvious/more expensive/more extreme options like Equador, Palestine (eh), the Bahamas, Mauritius, Marocco, Panama, and there are unrecognized countries like South Osetia, Abkhazia, Transnistria. And if you have time to prepare visa in advance there are many, many more options.

          • uis@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            South Osetia and Abkhazia are Putin’s puppets.

            Thanks.

            And if you have time to prepare visa in advance there are many, many more options.

            Hmm… What are chances of getting visa somewhere in EU?

            • Sanyanov@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              1 year ago

              Slim, to say the least.

              Still, you can try getting educational/work visa somewhere in Finland, or France, for example, and go from there.

              Or, if you’re in danger other than mobilization, you can try to request political asylum - things get worse with that too, but it’s still possible.