[auganov]

> They're having existential debates about their very national ideas, people don't want to have families anymore, nobody wants to defend their country and so they outsource this work to the US, while Russia and especially Asian powers have nothing of this whatsoever.

Russia's fertility rate is pretty much on par with rest of Europe if not lower.

Same goes for Eastern Europe. Not to mention many Eastern European countries are no strangers to overtly left wing leadership.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and...

[muyuu]

Fertility rates yes, but because of economics. No shortage of patriotism though, lots of people join their armed forces.