The West caused the conflict in Ukraine to hold back Russia’s development, Russian President Vladimir Putin said today, as quoted by TASS.
At a meeting with young scientists from the Russian Federal Nuclear Center in Sarov, Putin recalled his previous visit to this city in the Nizhny Novgorod Region in 2014. “Then our detractors took their first steps in their attempts to limit our technological sovereignty, hinder our development “, the Russian president said, referring to the sanctions imposed on his country by the West after the annexation of Crimea and the beginning of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Putin recalled that nine years ago he spoke about the need “to take vigorous measures to guarantee the technological sovereignty” of Russia. “I must say that our predictions have come true,” he noted.
The Russian president summarized that much has been done to guarantee the technological sovereignty of his country, but there is still a lot of work to be done, BTA reported.
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine last February, Putin has often said the war was provoked by the West. During these nearly 19 months, the Russian president rarely appears in public.
2023-09-08 19:22:00
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