Vladimir Putin demands Russians have sex at work after fall in birth rate | World News [Video]

Vladimir Putin has ordered Russians to have sex at work during lunch and coffee breaks because of a decline in the birth rate in the country.

The sex-at-work scheme has been ordered because the current fertility rate is around 1.5 children per woman, far below the 2.1 rate needed to keep a stable population.

More than one million mainly younger Russians have emigrated away from the country due to Putin’s ongoing war against Ukraine.

Putin 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.’

Health minister Dr Yevgeny Shestopalov said: ‘Being very busy at work is not a valid reason, but a lame excuse.

‘You can engage in procreation during breaks, because life flies by too quickly.’

He was asked by a reporter how busy people had time to have children.

She quizzed him: ‘There are people …