Putin Says Russia Must Cut Dependence on Foreign Technology

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Vladimir Putin on Friday called for "technological sovereignty," saying Russia has been hit by numerous cyberattacks since Moscow
sent troops to Ukraine."The number of cyberattacks, including complex ones, has increased many times over" since the start of Moscow's
countries but are "clearly coordinated," Putin added.He said in televised remarks that the attacks targeted Russia's "critical information
with the use of foreign programmes, computer technology and telecommunications equipment," Putin said."In order to strengthen our
technological sovereignty, the government needs to create a modern Russian electronic component base in the shortest time possible," he
added.