Putin says sanctions “stimulated” economy and science of Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that international sanctions imposed on Russia by the invasion of Ukraine, which began almost three years ago, served to “stimulate” the national economy and the development of science.

“External problems, sanctions, with all the challenges and difficulties they imply, have played a stimulating role for us. Russian companies are increasingly resorting to our scientists and receiving this help,” Putin said in Moscow at the Forum From the technologies of the future, stressing that “national solutions are often more effective than foreign” and that your government will promote a “legal basis for cooperation between researchers and clients.”

“Open Doors”

After all, the Russian leader also sent a message to the international scientific community to “work together” with Moscow.

“Our doors are open, we are always pleased to see our friends and colleagues,” said Putin, quoted by the Tass news agency.

In addressing scientific issues, the Russian leader took the opportunity to talk about the hypersonic missile Oreshnik, recently manufactured by Moscow and already tested in Ukrainian territory. Putin stressed that this new medium -range missile is the result of scientific advances in materials.

“Everyone talks about the ORESHNIK and the materials of which it is done. The temperatures of these warheads correspond to the surface temperature of the sun,” Putin said, recalling that Moscow had worked in this project since the 1980s and that it had not been possible to conclude it “because there were no materials”.

The Russian President also proposed the granting of tax benefits to national producers, in case foreign brands who abandoned the Russian market after the start of the Ukraine war on February 24, 2022, operated again in Russian territory.