On 20 December 2024 Putin was speaking to representatives of the government about demographic policy in an incoherent monologue, which puzzled even the most matured governors in the audience. Putin jumped across random topics from quality of sperm (!) to child toys trying to convince his listeners that "everything is connected and needs to be looked as a whole". He unfortunately did not elaborate on the impact on demography caused by over 700'000 killed and wounded Russian men might have.