Putin spoke about the impact of Western sanctions on the Russian economy

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MOSCOW, Oct 12 -. RIA Novosti The impact of Western sanctions on the Russian economy is primarily expressed in limiting access to technology, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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"We often repeat like a mantra, that these so-called notorious sanctions on us very much and affect Affect, and above all a threat I see in the technology transfer constraint.", - Putin said at a plenary session of the forum "Russia Calling".

This, he stressed, "it is detrimental not only to the Russian economy and the world economy as a whole, because the Russian economy is, of course, is an important sector for the global economy."

"So those who do harm themselves in the end I think we and this, of course, on the right." - Added the head of state.

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The expert believes that the Russian economy has adapted to sanctions

As I stated at the forum Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev, the new sanctions that could be imposed on Russia because Syria does not produce a significant effect on the economy - local businesses have adapted to the private capital markets abroad.

Earlier, the European Union economic sanctions against Russia were extended until the end of January 2017.

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