?He called on the authorities to do everything for talented youth to 'feel like they are in demand' and to lure 'scientists from all over the world to Russia'.
Russian president Vladimir Putin said that a scientific breakthrough was a key priority for Russia as the country struggles with increasing international isolation and a brain drain.
”We have placed the scientific technological breakthrough among our key national goals and priorities,” Putin said at a tech forum in Siberia’s main city Novosibirsk.
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