Russia is in the midst of a historic population decline as it continues to grapple with infertility, high emigration, poor health statistics and the deadly war in Ukraine in what some have called Russia's 'silent war.'
Former CIA Station Chief in Moscow Dan Hoffman told "Your World" that Russia is in "dire straits" from the war and is confident that Putin asked China for weaponry assistance.as it continues to grapple with low birth rates, high emigration, staggering health statistics and a deadly war in Ukraine. The growing crisis has been described by some as a"silent war" against its own human capital.
Moscow has been grappling with a declining population for 30 years, but one demographic expert said this fact in and of itself is not actually the No. 1 problem that's crippling Russian societal advancement. A Ukrainian tank towards fires towards Russian positions at the frontline near Bakhmut, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
Russians are seen attempting to leave their country at the Kazbegi border crossing in Stepantsminda, Georgia, on Sept. 27, 2022. Russia’s population dropped by half a million people in 2022, with more people dying than having been born and pushing the national population to 146.45 million people by the start of 2023, according to Russian media group RBC earlier this month.
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