For a quarter of a century, Russian president Vladimir Putin has grappled with his country’s declining and ageing population. The demographic crisis pre-dates his ascent to power, with the nation ...
Four years of war have discouraged Ukrainian and Russian women from having children, and that could impact their economies in ...
For a quarter century, President Vladimir Putin has faced the specter of Russia’s shrinking and aging population. In 1999, a year before he came to power, the number of babies born in Russia plunged ...
As tensions between Russia and NATO persist, attention has turned to a small city on Europe’s eastern edge.
About half of the country’s federal budget goes toward the fight in Ukraine, money that does little to support its long-term development.