# Putin calls low birth rate one of Russia’s main challenges

https://mins.news/en/item/43362

- TASS, 2026-09-03 08:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2181877

> President Vladimir Putin said at the Eastern Economic Forum that Russia’s low birth rate is one of its main challenges and a national security concern. He pledged efforts to raise it, saying the priority is to create conditions for having and raising children and offer incentives to families and young women.

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