Get pregnant, get paid: Russia's bizarre offer to students amid low birth rate
1 day, 6 hours ago

Get pregnant, get paid: Russia's bizarre offer to students amid low birth rate

India Today  

Russia is planning to tackle its "catastrophic" low birth rate, which is currently at a 25-year low, by providing monetary incentives for women students to deliver healthy babies. According to Russia’s Federal State Statistics Service, or Rosstat, only 599,600 children were born in 2024 -- marking a 2.7 per cent fall in comparison to 2023. Last year also saw a dip in the country's overall population, which fell at almost twice the rate as in 2023 as Russia has incurred heavy losses as a result of its ongoing war with Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia's war against Ukraine has killed an estimated 600,000 people, while more than 1 million Russian, a majority of them believed to be young people, have fled the country.

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Professor who fled Putin’s war warns Kremlin is playing ‘Russian roulette with lives’
2 weeks ago

Professor who fled Putin’s war warns Kremlin is playing ‘Russian roulette with lives’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Abylkalikov, 38, a former professor at one of Russia’s …

Professor who fled Putin’s war warns Kremlin is playing ‘Russian roulette with lives’
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Professor who fled Putin’s war warns Kremlin is playing ‘Russian roulette with lives’

The Independent  

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Russia set to ban foreign adoptions from gender-transitioning countries, limit child-free advocacy
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Russia set to ban foreign adoptions from gender-transitioning countries, limit child-free advocacy

Firstpost  

Russia’s parliament approved a bill to ban adoption by citizens from countries where gender transitioning is legal, reinforcing measures against non-traditional sexuality and promoting ’traditional values' On Tuesday, the final reading of a bill prohibiting the adoption of Russian children by citizens o countries where gender transitioning is permitted was approved by Russia’s lower house of parliament. Following a series …

Russia considering a 'Ministry of Sex'. Here's why
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Russia considering a 'Ministry of Sex'. Here's why

Firstpost  

Russian authorities are reportedly considering a bizarre proposal of establishing a dedicated ‘Ministry of Sex’ to work on the country’s rapidly dwindling birth rate. The move comes as part of Vladimir Putin-led country’s ‘special demographic operation’ to boost its birth rate, which has plunged to its lowest point in a quarter-century Russian authorities are reportedly considering a bizarre proposal: establishing …

Russia Mulls ‘Ministry Of Sex’, State-Sponsored Dating Incentives To Combat Declining Birth Rates: Reports
2 months ago

Russia Mulls ‘Ministry Of Sex’, State-Sponsored Dating Incentives To Combat Declining Birth Rates: Reports

ABP News  

Russia is reportedly considering the creation of a ‘Ministry of Sex’ in an attempt to counter the declining libido and birth rates of the nation. Putin's officials continue to propose various strategies to combat falling birth rates, but some Russian women have openly criticised these measures. According to a report by the Sun News, the Ministry of Sex also recommends …

Russians urged to have sex during work breaks as country battles falling birth rate: Report
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Russians urged to have sex during work breaks as country battles falling birth rate: Report

Hindustan Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has stirred controversy by reportedly urging citizens to use their work breaks - such as lunch and coffee breaks - to have sex as part of a bold strategy to combat the nation's plummeting birth rate. Vladimir Putin reportedly urged Russians to use work breaks for intimacy to boost Russia's birth rate, amid falling fertility and …

Russia launch recruitment drive in Africa for troops to fight Putin’s war in Ukraine
6 months, 1 week ago

Russia launch recruitment drive in Africa for troops to fight Putin’s war in Ukraine

The Independent  

Russia is conducting a new recruitment drive for fighters in Africa for its war in Ukraine after suffering heavy casualties on the ground in lethal combat, according to Western intelligence officials. Russia is likely expanding its recruitment across the global South, to avoid additional mobilisations within Russia itself.” The true number of Russian troops killed in the country’s war in …

45,000 women prisoners in Putin's jails should be freed temporarily to get pregnant and reverse Russia's falling birth rate, Kremlin lawmaker says
1 year, 1 month ago

45,000 women prisoners in Putin's jails should be freed temporarily to get pregnant and reverse Russia's falling birth rate, Kremlin lawmaker says

Daily Mail  

He compared the proposals to male prisoners joining the fight in Ukraine Some 45,000 female inmates in squalid Russian prisons should be temporarily freed to find partners and get pregnant in a bid to reverse the falling birth rate, a Russian lawmaker has said. State Duma deputy Valery Seleznev suggested the bizarre measure as Russia endures heavy losses in its …

Repopulate Russia: Putin offers 16,000 USD to women who would bare 10 or more children
2 years, 4 months ago

Repopulate Russia: Putin offers 16,000 USD to women who would bare 10 or more children

India TV News  

Repopulate Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin is offering to pay women, who would bare 10 or more children, to restore the nation's ongoing demographic crisis, which emerged due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the Covid pandemic. As per a directive signed by Putin on Monday, mothers who would qualify for this, would receive a one-time payment of 1 million rubles …

Putin offers money to women to have 10 kids to repopulate Russia
2 years, 4 months ago

Putin offers money to women to have 10 kids to repopulate Russia

India Today  

Russian President Vladimir Putin is offering money to women to have 10 or more children to restore the country’s demographic crisis that emerged due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war. Dr Jenny Mathers, Russian politics and security expert, spoke to broadcaster Henry Bonsu on Times Radio about the new Russian reward scheme, known as Mother Heroine, that Putin …

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