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Putin Orders Pregnancy Sites Prioritized Over Abortion Searches

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC · How we work

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President Vladimir Putin ordered officials to rank pregnancy-related sites above abortion-service sites in online search results.
Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova reported Russia’s fertility rate fell to 1.352, below replacement level.
The 2027 draft budget earmarks 17.15 trillion rubles, 35.2% of spending, for defense.
The Family project provides 729,000 rubles for a first child and 234,000 rubles for a second.

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President Vladimir Putin ordered officials to rank pregnancy-related sites above abortion-service sites in online search results.
Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova reported Russia’s fertility rate fell to 1.352, below replacement level.
The 2027 draft budget earmarks 17.15 trillion rubles, 35.2% of spending, for defense.
The Family project provides 729,000 rubles for a first child and 234,000 rubles for a second.