Against the backdrop of a long-standing Russian demographic crisis, where the population is shrinking and aging, Vladimir Putin's solution is to push for the return to what the Kremlin calls "traditional Russian values" - encouraging women to have large families.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has openly warned for years that the country could become an “enfeebled nation ” if it doesn’t reverse its downward population trend. He added in a 2000 address, “Today the demographic situation is one of the most alarming that the country faces.

The Kremlin will soon ban childless families from appearing in films, advertisements and textbooks in order to encourage Russians to have more babies. MPs in the country’s lower house of parliament on Tuesday voted unanimously for a Bill prohibiting “child-free propaganda” after being urged to do their patriotic duty by Vyacheslav Volodin,

Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has approved new rules for compensation for wounded soldiers who took part in the war against Ukraine. Under the new conditions, a significant number of wounded Russian soldiers will receive reduced payments.

Russia’s military is employing World War One-style tactics, involving relentless human wave attacks and heavy artillery, to make incremental gains in eastern Ukraine, notably around urban centers like Vuhledar.