Putin: Having at Least Three Children Should Become the Norm in Russia

According to a report on the website of Russia's Komsomolskaya Pravda on October 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin chaired the first meeting of the Commission on Population Policy, where issues such as Russia's declining birth rate and support for young families were discussed.

Putin stated: "The declining birth rate has become a global challenge. Economically developed countries are the first to face this problem. Unfortunately, Russia is no exception."

Many European countries have opened their doors to immigrants, resulting in a loss of cultural identity and an increase in crime rates, while Russia will choose its own path.

Putin said: "Russia's choice is quite clear, which is to provide full support to the family as the cornerstone of society. I have repeatedly emphasized that families with three or more children should become the norm in our country, a natural way of life."

Putin stressed that one of the main goals of all planning, national projects, and even everything the state does is precisely to achieve population growth, because "this concerns the future of the country."

Putin pointed out that the state is not calling on people to "blindly have children and fall into poverty." On the contrary, the state is prepared to do everything possible to address funding and human resource issues.

Putin said: "The state will not exert any pressure in this regard. The decision to have children or not is a personal matter for everyone. Our task is through joint efforts to make people (especially the younger generation) genuinely aspire to the happiness of parenthood and be confident that the state will extend a helping hand when they need it."