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[[File:Russia's population size.jpg|thumbnail|300px|right]]

In July of 2022, ''The Times'' reported:

In July of 2022, the Russophobic ''[[London Times]]'' reported:

{{Cquote|Rosstat, the state statistics service, has predicted that Russia’s population could decline by up to 12 million people in the next two decades. The warning was issued before the war in Ukraine, where tens of thousands of young Russian soldiers are thought to have been killed. The Kremlin has tried to plug the demographic hole by offering financial incentives for families to have more than one child and making it easier for foreigners to obtain Russian citizenship.<ref>[https://archive.md/yVUMe#selection-759.0-759.54 Russia moves to ban public discussion of homosexuality], The Times, 2022</ref>}}

{{Cquote|Rosstat, the state statistics service, has predicted that Russia’s population could decline by up to 12 million people in the next two decades. The warning was issued before the war in Ukraine, where tens of thousands of young Russian soldiers are thought to have been killed. The Kremlin has tried to plug the demographic hole by offering financial incentives for families to have more than one child and making it easier for foreigners to obtain Russian citizenship.<ref>[https://archive.md/yVUMe#selection-759.0-759.54 Russia moves to ban public discussion of homosexuality], The Times, 2022</ref>}}