Officials have warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that a demographic crisis could mean the country he leads will be short millions of workers by the end of the decade. In a meeting reported by ...

The Russia-Ukraine war has accelerated the population decline. A shrinking population threatens Russia's economy and could result in worker shortages and low growth. Russia's economy has a dire ...

Russia has warned against using dating apps in border regions amid Ukraine's incursion. Russian authorities cited security concerns, saying Ukraine was using apps to gather intelligence. Russia faces ...

The Russian population is shrinking at an alarming rate, which could change the fabric of its society. The country recorded its lowest birth rate in the past 25 years for the first six months of 2024, ...

The pact comes as Russia faces a major labour shortage. Birth rates are the lowest in 200 years, the population has dipped ...

Russian chemist and thinker Dmitry Mendeleev, the father of the Periodic Table, calculated at the turn of the 20th century that Russia’s population would be over 500 million people in 2001 MOSCOW, ...

Bar an incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, Ukraine has been losing ground almost continuously since 2022. Russian advances ...