In an unorthodox move, Russian President Vladimir Putin is urging Russians to have sex during their work breaks in reaction to the country's dropping birth rate, according to Metro.co.uk. The goal of the action is to raise the nation's fertility rate, which is currently below the 2.1 rate required for population stability at 1.5 children per woman.
 
According to Metro, Putin declared, "The preservation of the Russian people is our highest national priority." "The number of us will determine Russia's destiny." "It is a matter of great national significance," the president of russia continued. This drive coincides with Russia's demographic decrease, which has been made worse by the exodus of over a million younger people from the country as a result of the continuing conflict in Ukraine. Putin stated that the country's future rests on the number of people that remain, making it evident that stopping the population loss is a vital national priority.
 
Dr. Yevgeny Shestopalov, the Russian health minister, is in favor of the new law and rejects the notion that having children is a result of a hectic work schedule. He remarked, "You can have kids during breaks." When asked how those who worked long hours might cope, all he could say was, "During break times," according to Metro.co.uk. This program is a component of a larger Kremlin initiative to boost fertility. moscow has started providing free fertility tests to women to evaluate their reproductive health. To increase the number of births annually, mp Tatyana Butskaya has also suggested that companies monitor and disclose the birth rates of their workforce.
 
Young women in the Chelyabinsk area are being offered an incentive of £8,500 for the birth of their first child. Public personalities and religious leaders are pushing for increased birth rates as a national obligation, while the government is simultaneously making it more difficult to get abortions and raising divorce costs. Prominent politicians such as Anna Kuznetsova and Zhanna Ryabtseva are advocating for women to begin carrying children earlier in life, citing the possibility that this could result in larger households.
 

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