MOSCOW, March 6. /TASS/. The West’s sanctions pressure has had a positive impact on Russia’s technological sector, which showed growth across many areas, technology blogger Valentin Petukhov, known by his nickname Wylsacom, told TASS.
"This (the West’s sanctions - TASS) has influenced us very positively as no one in the world thought that we would be able to redirect efforts toward replacing existing products," he said.
Over the past three years, Russian technological companies have demonstrated their ability to operate efficiently and grow, the expert added. "This is very quick and effective work, which no one believed in, but it took place, which is an achievement of our specialists and technologies," he noted.
That said, Russia is still behind in the consumer sector, Petukhov stressed, adding that Russian companies, in collaboration with Chinese partners, are gradually developing new brands that have already emerged on the market.