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Russian President Vladimir Putin is urging Russians to have more children. 
"Large families must become the norm," Putin said in a speech Tuesday. 
Russian birth rates are falling amid war in Ukraine and a deepening economic crisis. 

Russian President Vladimir Putin is urging women to have as many as eight children as the number of dead Russian soldiers continues to rise in his war with Ukraine, worsening the country's population crisis.

Addressing the World Russian People's Council in Moscow on Tuesday, Putin said the country must return to a time when large families were the norm.

"Many of our grandmothers and great-grandmothers, had seven, eight, or even more children," Putin said.

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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 16 points 9 months ago

Well I wonder whose fault this was? Probably the guy who was so bloodthirsty and crazy that he actually annexed Chernobyl of all places

[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Speedrunning Hitler's failures.

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Seraph@kbin.social 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Literally repeating histories mistakes from 80 years ago. It will take a couple generations to even start to heal this wound.

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago (2 children)

2016-2020s really feels like the greatest hits of the crises of the 20th century. I guess the last ww2 vet dies and everyone decides to forget everything.

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[–] detalferous@lemm.ee 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

So they can be sent to the front line in ten years? Putin had already screwed the pooch.

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[–] havokdj@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

This is truly the greatest orphan grinding machine of All Time.

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 12 points 9 months ago

Meat shields aren’t free.

[–] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Maybe they can open the borders to immigrants?

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[–] TheMongoose@kbin.social 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

More meat for the grinder.

Would you like to know more?

[–] Stamau123@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Service guarantees citizenship!

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[–] Zellith@kbin.social 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

So is this him just admitting he wants to start another war in 2042 or something?

also obligatory "Fuck Russia.. no not like that!"

[–] SamsonSeinfelder@feddit.de 11 points 9 months ago

He is 71 right now. He would be pushing 90 in '42. If he internalizes his inner Kissinger to live to 100, he can replay the "Great Patriotic War" of '45.

[–] Addv4@kbin.social 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A bit of a dark shower thought, but wouldn't this whole terrible situation really, really benefit China who has a larger male to female population as a whole?

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[–] Marin_Rider@aussie.zone 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

he really needs to skip a step and go full Krieg and just grow his cannon fodder in tubes

edit: the difference is that Krieg is competant

[–] IHadTwoCows@lemm.ee 8 points 9 months ago

When Russia collapses again they can pay all these mothers and their kids in vodka like they did last time.

[–] theodewere@kbin.social 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

but is he willing to guarantee a sack of potatoes for each one that dies in his war, and can we maybe get a few of those potatoes up front

[–] Overzeetop@kbin.social 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

maybe get a few of those potatoes up front

It's good to see such unbridled optimism in these dark times.

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[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Create more children to be used as cannon fodder by a dystopian and antihumanism regime? I'm sure that will go over well.

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[–] fne8w2ah@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

Even Putler wants to flirt with the idea of turning his empire into fucking Gilead.

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)
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