Medvedev Puts Tech Sovereignty on Moscow's Priority List

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, used a Wednesday appearance to push technological sovereignty to the front of Moscow's agenda. He said it should rank among the country's priorities, without softening the message for the audience in the room.

Education got its own demand. Medvedev argued Russia needs to prioritize access to scientific research within its schools and institutions, tying the country's research pipeline directly to the tech push.

He then handed the work to the ruling party. Medvedev said United Russia is obliged to carry out a program aimed at technological progress, putting the burden of delivery on the political machine rather than on agencies alone.

Medvedev has spent recent months firing off positions from the same perch — on US midterm politics, on AI rules, on relations with Africa — often through social media posts. Wednesday's remarks fit that pattern: sovereignty framed as the organizing idea, with research and party machinery named as the levers.