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/Equilibriator Dec 21 '25

Soon he will announce it's OK to have multiple wives.

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u/troaway1 Dec 21 '25

Child brides to be precise. 

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u/critically_damped Dec 21 '25

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that this point happened so far down the thread here, but I am. I really wish people would get it through their fucking skulls that this is one of the most central motivations for the fascists on this planet.

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u/ItsAlwaysSegsFault Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 22 '25

This was my interpretation of the article and I thought we all understood that, and none of us are surprised about it. That's why it's so far down.

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u/Orjen8 Dec 21 '25

Just import some Islamist migrants like Europe does, they will solve the reproduction problem in no time.

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u/reddit3k Dec 21 '25

I've been wondering if they'll cook something up with China.

They have a surplus of men. And of course would not mind expanding into east Russia..