Support Families: Putin and Russia

support families: Putin would not yield to the West and will respond to US withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces INF Treaty, according to Global Times China. The address shows Putin's resolve to defend Russia's sovereignty and security. Though Putin's speech was largely devoted to fighting Russia's economic woes, an emphasis on shoring up military might was visible with the Russian leader projecting a hard-line military stance. First, Putin came out with measures to tackle demographic challenges. He noted Russia has come up with a package of measures to support families and declared that the tax burden on families needs to be relieved. Russia has entered an extremely challenging period in terms of demographics, he said. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.