“We are ready and preparing for this,” TASS quotes his answer to the relevant question.

He also said that the situation with Zoom once again showed that the course towards import substitution is the only possible one.

Earlier, the Ministry of Digital Industry said that Russia has developed five video communication systems that can become an alternative to Zoom in case of restricting access to the service for Russian government agencies and state-owned companies.

On April 6, the IT Directorate of the Higher School of Economics reported that Zoom has restricted the use of its software for Russian companies with state participation.

At the same time, it was noted that the head office of Zoom Video Communications in the United States is clarifying data on the suspension of sales of the service to Russian government agencies.