Putin Urges Russian Women to Have More Children Amid Demographic Crisis
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Putin emphasized in his International Women's Day speech that a Russian woman's main purpose is having children. He said becoming a mother is an "amazing purpose" for a woman.
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Putin reiterated that 2024 is the "year of the family" in Russia. He signed an order last year naming it this due to the country's demographic crisis.
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Russia's birth rate has been declining since 1994. The war in Ukraine, COVID-19 deaths, and people fleeing the country have worsened the crisis.
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Putin has repeatedly urged Russian women to have more babies, even saying people should return to the tradition of having 7-8 kids.
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Last month, Putin said Russians must have at least 2 kids if they "want to survive as an ethnic group" inhabiting Russia.