Medvedev said that Russia needs to fend off the strongest pressure from the West in the field of IT

This Medvedev said at a meeting of the relevant interdepartmental commission.

“It is now extremely important for us to fend off the strong pressure that is being exerted on our country in this area as well (IT. -

) - these are cyber attacks, and a technological blockade, and a massive processing of our specialists in order to lure them abroad, ”- quotes his words TASS.

Medvedev noted that these hostile measures are nothing new.

“It has long been clear that at the first opportunity, the West will begin to use such leverage and that we must have reliable protection against the attacks of our opponents,” he concluded.

Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Digital Development of Russia, Maksut Shadayev, spoke about the situation with Russian IT specialists in an interview with RBC.

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