At the annual congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, Russian President Vladimir Putin called for everything to be done in import substitution so that Russia “feels good and its competitors do not grieve”. The event has been published telegraph channel Kremlin.
According to the Russian leader, this is the area where our country and its opponents want to create difficulties in the medium term.
“We have to do everything to make sure everything is okay for us and they are upset,” the head of state said.
He expressed confidence that business support programs linked to sanctions will begin to operate this year.
Putin too declarationThat the Russian economy began to develop “according to a new model.”
Former Russian Ambassador to the United States declarationWestern sanctions turned out to be an “invigorating morning shower” for Russia, which in turn spurred advancing import substitution in the country. He noted that the Russian economy remained afloat despite pessimistic forecasts.