“The scale of the changes is only showing up as some sanctions come into force.

Therefore, these one and a half to two years is a restructuring of the economy, taking into account these new challenges.

Subsequently, of course, work will continue on the structural restructuring of the economy in connection with the need to produce a number of products ourselves, ”RIA Novosti quotes Kudrin.

According to him, a deeper restructuring will take a long time, recalling that investment cycles for individual products are 5-10 years.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian economy withstands the sanctions strike with dignity, as evidenced by the main macroeconomic indicators.