Social media debate on Russia's declining birth rate

Social media debate on Russia's declining birth rate
By Paul Harrison, BBC UGC and Social News
Yaroslava Kiryukhina and Ksenia Idrisova, BBC Monitoring
The news of Russia's birth rate dropping by 10.6 per cent in 2017 to reach its lowest level in 10 years, despite government measures to boost fertility rate has prompted debate online.
Social media users in Russia have been sharing the statistic and debating on Russia's online platforms, with many blaming President Vladimir Putin's policies.