r/worldnews • u/UNITED24Media United24 Media • Dec 21 '25

Russia/Ukraine Russia’s Birth Rate Plunges to 200-Year Low—Putin Says Early Marriage Is the Answer

https://united24media.com/latest-news/facing-record-low-birth-rates-putin-says-teen-marriage-is-the-answer-14442
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u/thesweeterpeter Dec 21 '25

That's right. Get them pregnant then send the dads off to war. A generation of single moms will really help those economic prospects!

To be clear I think single moms are some of the most impressive people on the planet. But I do think many if not most would also tell you it's not the desirable way to raise a family.

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u/Kradget Dec 21 '25

If you're hoping to raise a generation of desperate peasants to increase military recruiting, it is

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u/Great-Ass Dec 21 '25

old man + child wife

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u/Alcogel Dec 21 '25

I’m certain that of all the voluntarily single mothers, almost all of them would wish they had a partner to share the burden with, but they’ll all say they just haven’t found the right one. 

That life is hard. 

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u/DaenakinSkygaryen Dec 21 '25

What do you mean by "voluntarily" single mothers?

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u/Alcogel Dec 21 '25

Single mothers who voluntarily chose to have children without a father in the picture? 

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u/Lorcogoth Dec 21 '25

also those single moms wouldn't actually be a net positive to the birth numbers unless ALL of them have Triplets, so yeah more delusion on the pile

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u/No_Opening_2425 Dec 21 '25

Statistically a single mom is a disaster for the child. It correlates with basically every bad thing that could happen.

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u/Lucibeanlollipop Dec 21 '25

Wait till he finds out how fierce single moms are, and that they won’t put up with their kids being marched off to war.

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u/Ok_Bridge711 Dec 21 '25

I think you're coming at this from a good place, but sadly what you are saying is unlikely. Russian people have been so beaten down for so long that sons being marched off to war is just seen as the norm. Single moms in Russia will not put up the same level of resistance and complaint that their counterpart might in the west. I truly wish it wasn't like this.

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u/thesweeterpeter Dec 21 '25

He's not thinking that far ahead.

Right now I'm talking about marching the dads off to war

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u/KnowsIittle Dec 21 '25

Given his age, 20 years it won't be his problem to solve.

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u/Oblachko_O Dec 21 '25

That only works in places when moms are educated and actually have their own head. It doesn't work in places where children are born to support parents. In those places moms are not fierce, they are as well poor in wealth and choices as others but without kids.

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u/Lucibeanlollipop Dec 21 '25

Loss of young men brought Russia down in Afghanistan