Putin said that the tasks of import substitution for eight years have been completed by more than 90%

“More than 90 percent of the tasks (on import substitution. -

) ... have been resolved,” Putin said.

In his opinion, much remains to be done in this area in order to increase the level of economic sovereignty.

As previously noted in the Russian Foreign Ministry, import substitution was a response to the unilateral sanctions of the West.

In early December, the Russian leader, during a meeting with participants in the Congress of Young Scientists, said that almost all the tasks of import substitution in Russia had been solved, but it was necessary to continue to remain competitive.