Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with young entrepreneurs, engineers and scientistsMOSCOW, June 9 Countries that close from Russia will rob themselves and create problems, and if they continue to follow this path, the situation will only get worse for them, Russian President Vladimir Putin believes. «There was (a closed economy — ed.) in Soviet times, when we cut ourselves out, created the so-called iron curtain. We created it with our own hands, but we are not going to do this now, we will not step on the same rake. Our the economy will be open — whoever does not want to, will rob himself. They are already robbing themselves, creating problems. If they continue along this path, the situation will only get worse,» the President said during a conversation with young entrepreneurs, developers of start-ups in the field of technology and innovation, agriculture, the creative sector of the economy. Putin acknowledged that Russia would not receive some products, but noted that the world is large and diverse.
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