During a meeting on the development of the automotive industry, Putin noted the need to "keep a focus on ensuring Russia's technological sovereignty."

He explained that this does not mean that absolutely all production processes in the automotive industry should take place in Russia.

“But key, critical things, such as engineering developments, intellectual rights and know-how, must, of course, be Russian,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Putin also said that the demarche of the partners of Russian factories is reflected in the production of cars in Russia.