China News Agency, Moscow, April 7 (Zhang Yuchen Tian Bing) Russian Prime Minister Mishustin said in his government work report in the State Duma (lower house of parliament) on the 7th that the West has launched an "economic war" against Russia. Russia is in its most difficult period in nearly 30 years, but sanctions will not pull Russia out of the world economy.
Mishustin said that Russia is currently in the most difficult period in nearly 30 years.
The scale of the new round of sanctions imposed by the West on Russia this year is unprecedented. At present, there have been more than 6,000 sanctions against Russia, more than any country targeted at any time in the number of sanctions. The purpose is to severely damage the Russian economy, aggravate inflation and commodity shortages, and create social problems. tensions, but its attempts to isolate Russia, to isolate Russia from the world economy, will not materialize because Russia is integrated into the process of globalization.
He stressed that the current situation is "complex but manageable".
Mishustin said how quickly Russia can adapt its economy to the new reality and return to sustainable development in the face of sanctions depends on the constructive collaboration between the government and parliament.
Mishustin pointed out that the new crown epidemic and Western sanctions have shown the importance of Russia's expansion of import substitution.
He stressed that for Russia, import substitution is currently an "issue of economic sovereignty."
He believes that the main task at present is to support domestic production and achieve full technological independence, "which is essential for national security, Russia's future, economic strength and the standard of living of citizens".
Mishustin said that the current situation in Russia's domestic agricultural and food markets is stable.
The government has allocated more than 150 billion rubles to subsidize preferential loan programs, upgrade agricultural equipment and purchase fertilizers, etc.; restrict the export of grains and sugar, and certain oilseeds and their processed products, and use the funds obtained from export tariffs to develop agriculture, etc. ; Will continue to monitor food prices, increase subsidies for bread and other food production enterprises, etc.
Mishustin pointed out that Russia is also facing unprecedented new opportunities.
Russia will continue to strengthen cooperation with partners, including the Eurasian Economic Union.
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