NEWSLINK: “The details behind Putin’s plan to reform Russia’s pension system” – Meduza

“In a national address on Wednesday … Putin finally weighed in on Russia’s debate about pension reform. The president did what many expected and watered down some of the most controversial aspects of the government’s current plans. … Most notably, he proposed raising women’s retirement age by five years (to the age of 60), instead of the eight years currently suggested in the State Duma’s draft legislation. In another olive branch to women, Putin said mothers with multiple children should be granted early retirement, depending on the number of children they bear. (Mothers with three children should be able to retire three years early, mothers with four children four years early, and mothers with five or more children should be permitted to retire at the age of 50, Putin said.) …”