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Russia is grappling with a unique problem, and to address it, President Putin has requested the Russians to have sex during lunch and coffee breaks at work, a report published in Metro said. Notably, Russia is facing a steep decline in the country's overall birth rate - causing a potential population slump in an already sparsely populated country. The latest total fertility rate of the country is 1.5 children per woman, which is significantly below the TFR of 2.1 required to maintain a steady population in a country.

However, this is not the only reason Putin wants Russians to have office sex during breaks, the report further stated that around 10 lakh young people have left the country since the start of the Ukraine war.

Russians Urged To Have Sex During Breaks

Russian Minister of Health, Dr Yevgeny Shestopalov, also urged the people, part of the workforce in Russia, to pro-create more. He said that being too busy at work can not be an excuse for avoiding having children. He said that people should take advantage of the breaks provided at work to engage in intimate relationships so that families can be expanded.

"Life flies by too quickly," the Putin confidant said while responding to a reporter's question, who asked him how people working for 12-13 hours a day can have children.

This came months after a similar apprehension by Vladimir Putin, who termed it a question of national importance and said: 'The preservation of the Russian people is our highest national priority. The fate of Russia....depends on how many of us there will be. It is a question of national importance."

From 'Sex During Breaks' To 'Abortion Ban'

Amid the slump in population, Russia undertook many measures to encourage people to reproduce more. The women have been encouraged to undergo free fertility checkups in Moscow so that they can know better about their 'reproductive potential'. A Russian legislator also proposed a plan to pressure employers into motivating their workers to have children. According to a report, the Chelyabinsk region is offering 8,500 pounds to female students under 24 for their first child's birth. The country has also banned abortions by and large.