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Russia Takes Aim at 'Childfree' Ideology in Controversial Bid to Boost Birth Rates

Experts say that proposed legislation to ban “childfree propaganda” is “repressive” and fails to address the root causes of falling birth rates...

Russia to Raise Maternity Subsidies in 2025 Amid Population Crisis

The program was set to end in 2026, but President Vladimir Putin extended it until 2030 during his re-election campaign earlier this year.
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Russian Schoolchildren Forced to Send Putin Birthday Wishes On-Camera

Photos showed similar flash mobs of schoolchildren in at least 11 Russian regions.
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Russia Returns 9 Ukrainian Children With Help From Qatar

Kyiv accuses Moscow of unlawfully taking over 19,000 Ukrainian children since the invasion, a claim the Russian authorities deny.
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Russian MPs Back Adoption Ban on Countries Allowing Gender Reassignment

MPs said they wanted to ensure that adopted Russian children would not go through gender reassignment abroad.
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Teenager Arrested After Attacking Classmates in Siberia’s Irkutsk Region

The incident follows a similar attack last week in Chelyabinsk, where another 13-year-old was arrested for injuring at least four people.
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Kremlin Revives Soviet-Style Youth Indoctrination as It Eyes ‘Forever War’ With Ukraine and the West

According to a source close to the Kremlin, the presidential administration is dusting off old Soviet practices and studying them closely.
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What Is Quadrobics, Russia’s Viral But Divisive Youth Subculture?

Quadrobics centers around impersonating animals by running on all fours. Not everyone is a fan.
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Russian Patriotic Youth Movement Plans North Korea Summer Camp Trip

The youth group’s trip will coincide with the reopening of passenger train service between Vladivostok and the North Korean city of Rason.
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Russia’s FSB Falsified Evidence Against Jailed Anti-War Teenager – Mediazona

A court sentenced 15-year-old Arseniy Turbin to spend five years at a juvenile correctional facility on charges of “participating in terrorist activities...
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Ukraine Says 10 Children Returned From Occupied Territories

The children and their families were said to have lived in the partially occupied regions of Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
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Ukraine Says 12 Children Returned From Russian-Occupied Territory

Three boys and nine girls — ages 2-17 — were transferred from parts of the southern Kherson region that are under the control of Russian forces.
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U.S. Slams Russia Over Alleged Abduction of Ukrainian Children

An investigation by the Financial Times identified and located four Ukrainian children allegedly transferred to Russia, then offered for adoption.
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Russian Police Probe Pop Star’s Revealing Children’s Day Performance

Olga Buzova was accused of wearing “inappropriate” clothing during her on-stage performance at VK Fest 2024 in the republic of Bashkortostan.
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Russia Returns 6 Children to Ukraine With Qatar’s Mediation 

Since July 2023, Qatar has helped bring back scores of Ukrainian children taken to Russia and occupied territories during the war.
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Russia, Ukraine Hold First In-Person Talks to Return Displaced Children

Forty-eight children are set to be exchanged under the deal agreed in Qatar, Russian children's rights commissioner Maria Lvova-Belova said.
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6 Children Confirmed Killed in Crocus Attack, Official Says

Russia’s children’s rights chief Maria Lvova-Belova said another seven children were still being treated for injuries.
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Russian Police Detain 9-Year-Old Girl Over ‘Terrorist’ Text Messages

The girl allegedly asked an unidentified contact via text message: “Can you kill people for 500,000 rubles?”
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Russia to Evacuate 9K Children From Belgorod Region Amid Attacks

Authorities said the first group of 1,200 children will be evacuated on March 22 to the central regions of Penza, Tambov and Kaluga.
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Russia Returns 11 Children to Ukraine After Qatari Mediation

The children were hosted at the Qatari embassy in Moscow ahead of a long journey, which should see them cross into northwestern Ukraine on Tuesday.
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