Putin decides you should have children
Russian MPs on Thursday approved in a first reading a law banning the promotion of a childless lifestyle. In fact, the law was so popular in the Duma that it passed unanimously.
The law is a much-needed step for the Kremlin to deal with the severe demographic consequences of the invasion of Ukraine. Besides, Russia was already struggling with a demographic crisis from the time of the Soviet era. It also wants to defend traditional values in Russia in this way.
The bill will undergo another second and third reading.
(FVDV for Tagtik/Illustration picture: Image by Michael Siebert from Pixabay)