Regardless of whether you’ve been wondering what Boyz II Men are up to these days, The Telegraph has the answer! The R&B group have been hired by Russian president Vladimir Putin to boost his nationwide fertility campaign, the U.K. newspaper notes. Putin, who also appears to be actor Gérard Depardieu’s new B.F.F., has been trying to boost his country’s birth rate from an average of 1.7 children to 3 children for years now, because he considers a greater population to be “the key to Russia’s internal security.”

The Moscow Times adds that the group will support Putin’s crusade just before Valentine’s Day by performing a February 6th concert of romantic ballads in the capital city. Lest you think this means that Boyz II Men is any more relevant in Russia than it is in the U.S. today, The Moscow Times is quick to suggest otherwise, asking the group in an interview: “Your popularity was tremendous in the 1990s. What are your recollections of Russia at the time?” While Boyz II Men failed to recall any specific memories of 90s Russia, they did say that their “Russian fans always bring their A-game. They always look sharp and definitely know how to keep warm!”

Putin has previously tried to boost babymaking in Russia with actual cash payments, by declaring a national holiday (the Day of Conception), and by giving away refrigerators and cars to new moms as thanks for assisting Mother Russia.