Europe | Russian demography
Russia’s population nightmare is going to get even worse
War in Ukraine has aggravated a crisis that long predates the conflict
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “The disappeared”
Europe March 11th 2023
- Ukraine is building up its forces for an offensive
- France is in a stand-off against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform
- Turkey’s opposition has picked its man
- Ukraine’s most committed backer wins a huge election victory in Estonia
- Russia’s population nightmare is going to get even worse
- Germany is letting a domestic squabble pollute Europe’s green ambitions
From the March 11th 2023 edition
Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents
Explore the editionDiscover more
Emmanuel Macron shows off the gloriously restored Notre Dame
Five years after it was gutted by fire, the cathedral is more beautiful than ever
Ursula von der Leyen has a new doctrine for handling the hard right
The boss of the European Commission embarks on a second term
Marine Le Pen spooks the bond markets
She threatens to bring down the French government, but also faces a possible ban from politics
The maths of Europe’s military black hole
It needs to spend to defend, but voters may balk
Ukraine’s warriors brace for a Kremlin surge in the south
Vladimir Putin’s war machine is pushing harder and crushing Ukrainian morale
Vladimir Putin fires a new missile to amplify his nuclear threats
The attack on Ukraine is part of a new era of missile warfare