Sergei Katyrin on whether it is necessary to reorient from the West to the East: “We have identified a number of countries where we have good contacts with chambers of commerce and industry, with business. They are interested in development in the Russian market, and we are interested in maintaining such partners , so we went to Austria, and Poland, and Spain, and Portugal. But we also have another perimeter, where we are looking for partners, including to replace those with whom cooperation has now been suspended. These include the BRICS countries. We are trying to show our Western partners that we want to maintain relations with them, but we will not stand still. We are looking for a replacement where there is an opportunity, including in China, Latin America, and the Arab world. , and so on".

About the most import-dependent industries: “From an industry point of view, this is, of course, primarily mechanical engineering, heavy engineering - 70-80% import dependence. From the point of view of aviation, we fly almost exclusively with foreign equipment. Unfortunately, the groundwork that exists and for SuperJet, and attempts to develop further have not yet become widespread, and, of course, one SuperJet will not replace the entire line of aircraft that we use, although we seem to be an aviation power. We have a very serious import dependence on pharmaceuticals, and this is a problem for the population. , because our citizens do not really understand who is deceiving them and how, when there are many counterfeits of foreign brands, thank God, although little is being produced in radio electronics. So there is quite a lot of things, although this, unfortunately, is not happening. areas in which we need to organize work very seriously."

"Sanctions are not the main cause of the crisis"