Putin stated that Western sanctions prompted the Russian Federation to develop an "intellectual product"

Putin does not deny that major Russian companies are accustomed to buying, not producing, but now they have to "invent" under the conditions of sanctions. Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with the leaders of the advanced engineering schools in Greater Novgorod, stated that the West allegedly had made a service of the Russian Federation by imposing economic sanctions because they forced to develop their own intellectual product. About it writes the Russian news agency "RIA Novosti".

However, Putin did not deny that Russian citizens are inherent in laziness and vanity, and therefore external impetus in the form of Western sanctions has a positive effect on the development of the country. "Our detractors do not even understand what they have done: forced us, lazy mineral resources, to develop their own intellectual product," the President of the Russian Federation said.

Putin did not specify what "intellectual products" was said about, but emphasized that Russian big companies were accustomed to buying, not producing, but under the current conditions, the Russians have to "invent". "Especially relevant today - in general, to be honest, always relevant: our companies are all used to buying, and now, when they do not sell, we have to invent themselves," - said the Russian leader, adding that in order to "invent" in the Russian Federation.

There is its intellectual base. Earlier it was reported that, according to CNN observers, President Vladimir Putin is trying to deploy the Russian economy "from west to east". However, Russia needs Western technologies for the development of oil and gas fields.