He said this at the award ceremony for young scientists in the field of science and innovation for 2022.

“In a short time, Russia will have to bring its own critical technologies in science, IT, industry, transport, the development of drugs and new materials, and other important areas for the country to a new level in order to ensure technological sovereignty, independence in the production of any critically important product for us” , - TASS quotes him.

Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin expressed confidence that the replacement of critical software and hardware from foreign to domestic would strengthen Russia's energy security.