Russia's Future Development, Sovereignty Tied to Innovation Pace: Putin
16:45 11.08.2026 (Updated: 17:12 11.08.2026)
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Russia's sovereignty and development, including in the defense sector, depends on speed of innovation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
"Literally, without any exaggeration, everything depends on the speed of creation and, of course, the introduction of innovations in the modern world: our sovereignty, economic development, and the solution of both civilian and critical defense tasks, which are technologically strongly intertwined today. Fundamental research has always had and still has a dimension related to ensuring the country's defense and national security, developing promising technologies, equipment and weapons," the president said at a meeting of the Council for Science and Education.
The launch of the SKIF synchrotron radiation facility in Russia's Koltsovo science city has been slightly shifted due to the cessation of supplies of foreign equipment, the president said .
"After all, the launch of the SKIF has been a little shifted. And this happened, among other things, because we did not receive some parts of the equipment that we planned to receive from abroad and had to do it ourselves," Putin said during a meeting with students, postgraduates and young scientists in Novosibirsk.
Russia was forced to independently produce the equipment for the facility's launch after foreign supplies were refused, the president added.
