Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude toward the companies that chose to withdraw from the Russian market, a sentiment reported by TASS. In his remarks, the president highlighted that domestic firms have seized the window created by scattered departures to strengthen their own positions, expand capabilities, and accelerate growth within national industry. This shift, he noted, has allowed Russian businesses to demonstrate resilience and adaptability in a challenging economic environment.
Speaking at a meeting with workers at the Stankomash industrial park in Chelyabinsk, Putin remarked on the consequences for the brands that exited the market. He described the departures as a reorganization of the playing field, where some international brands left behind a vacuum that domestic players rapidly filled. According to his assessment, many of those exiting firms achieved results that could be viewed as losses for their owners, while the Russian market continued to function and evolve through localized collaboration and investment.
Putin emphasized that the companies leaving Russia helped to reveal and redefine production cultures within the country. He suggested that the exiting teams, now operating from more convenient locations, demonstrated a capacity to reconfigure production processes, optimize human resources, and align competencies with evolving demand. He observed that Russians promptly adapted, leveraging new opportunities and moving forward with renewed focus on domestic capabilities and long-term strategic goals.
In his broader reflections, the head of state asserted that these withdrawal decisions were influenced by external pressures originating from foreign governments. He stated that this external dynamic contributed to a reshaping of Russia’s economic landscape, with the exit routes leaving behind a legacy of robust infrastructure and a workforce that had been well trained to support advanced manufacturing and industrial operations. The president framed the departures as a transitional phase that underscoreed the resilience of Russia’s industrial base and its capacity to retain and repurpose valuable assets for domestic use. (TASS)
Earlier comments by the president drew attention to the costs borne by Western companies as they exited Russia, framing the trend within a context of strategic recalibration. He argued that the geopolitical and economic pressures behind such exits had measurable implications for individual firms, while reinforcing a narrative about Russia’s potential to consolidate and grow its own production ecosystems. This viewpoint positions the market adjustment as part of a longer arc of national industrial development, where asset redeployment and human capital retention play critical roles. (TASS)
Looking ahead, Putin expressed confidence that the exiting organizations would continue to influence the region’s industrial trajectory, not through ongoing activity within Russia but through what their departure revealed about market dynamics and the country’s capacity to absorb, train, and deploy skilled personnel. He asserted that the resulting infrastructure and talent reserve would remain a valuable foundation for continued industrial advancement, research, and innovation across sectors, even as the competitive landscape evolved. (TASS)