Russian Scientist Claims West Plans Mass Human Elimination Using Virus, LGBT Agenda

Mikhail Kovalchuk, head of Russia's Kurchatov nuclear research institute and close ally of President Vladimir Putin, has claimed that Western elites are planning to drastically reduce the global population through social engineering and biological weapons. Speaking at a Kremlin-backed Forum of Class Teachers, he alleged the West is promoting LGBT and child-free ideologies to curb reproduction, preparing for a future where only a small elite will remain, served by robots. Kovalchuk warned that a virus or similar biological weapon with a high mortality rate could be used to eliminate most people, whom he said the West does not even consider human. These remarks reflect extreme conspiracy theories influencing Kremlin policy amid Russia’s crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights and child-free advocacy. The forum highlighted the Kremlin's effort to shape youth beliefs, with participation from senior officials and propagandists, underscoring the intertwining of science, ideology, and state policy in Russia. Kovalchuk's rhetoric further intensifies the hostile narrative Russia holds toward the West amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.