Russia has introduced fines for propagating the ideology of abstinence from childbearing. Individuals will pay up to 400 thousand rubles, legal entities – up to 5 million rubles.

Russians will be fined up to 5 million rubles for propagating the ideology of childbearing – childfree. The relevant law was signed by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, UNN reports with reference to the Russian media.

According to the Russian media, the penalty for violating the law is a fine of up to 400,000 rubles for individuals, up to 800,000 for officials, and legal entities will face a fine of up to five million rubles.