Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his speech at the meeting of the State Council for the Development of Industry under Sanctions, said that the sanctions imposed by Western countries on the Russian Federation have been going on for a long time. It has been reported DEA News.
“I would like to state here that we all understand that the sanctions, of course, are valid for a long time,” said Putin.
According to him, in connection with this situation, “medium and long-term transformations towards the strategic goals of the sovereign development of the country” are needed, as well as priority measures for the substitution of imported technologies and products.
The Russian President also stressed that the authorities were able to achieve a stable economic situation despite the sanctions. He also recorded a number of steps to replace Western products from “friendly” countries with analogues of Russian or foreign production.
On the eve, it was reported that Putin was on April 4. handle the meeting of the Presidency of the Council of State, the subject of which will be the development of the domestic industry in the face of sanctions pressure, in a video link.