Posted on 02/17/2024 2:06:15 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Russian President Vladimir Putin is feeling the heat from a demographic crunch.
He's calling on Russians to have more babies to preserve their ethnicity, Reuters reported on Thursday.
"If we want to survive as an ethnic group — well, or as ethnic groups inhabiting Russia — there must be at least two children," Putin said at a tank factory, according to the news agency.
It's not enough just for each family to have one kid — because Russia's population would contract, Putin said, while issuing conflicting statements on how many kids families need to have.
"In order to expand and develop, you need at least three children," said Putin, per Reuters.
Russia was in a demographic crisis even before it invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
The country's population was 146.4 million at the beginning of 2023 — down from nearly 149 million in 1993, according to official statistics. However, this is up a low of around 143 million in the early 2010s.
The war is taking a toll on the population: Between 150,000 and 190,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in the war against Ukraine, the UK's Ministry of Defence wrote in an intelligence update in October.
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How hard is it to say yes or no?
Your question is irrelevant and not related to my comment at all. You accused me of it based on nothing substantial.
I commented that he was right, as did others, and you suddenly claim that it’s a matter of liking someone.
Since when does recognizing that someone makes a correct statement by default mean they like them? Why are you arguing like a liberal?
You brought the subject up about hating him or liking him.
Not me.
After being amazed at the fact of human reproduction.
Is ethnic purity important to you?
“And as far as I can tell, he might be the only white leader telling white people to have more white babies.”
As he sends more than 100k men a year to die in Ukraine.
Millions of men have fled the Russia since 2022 to avoid Putin’s bloodthirsty grip.
He’s a corrupt, lying murderous oligarch. He simply needs more serfs to fuel his smash and grab operations.
300K dead in two years and millions more fleeing the country -”Oh, but please make more babies, I need fresh meat for my land grabs”.
spjnk and Putin is one of them.
ok, boomer
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