Overview
- At a Jan. 16 meeting in Moscow, Vladimir Putin said Russia must multiply the use of unmanned and autonomous technologies by orders of magnitude and remove bureaucratic barriers while prioritizing safety.
- The government was instructed to deliver implementation plans for key sectors and to urgently bring small devices such as delivery robots into the legal framework with certification, standards and clear liability rules.
- Putin urged a drive to exports on what he called a large global market and proposed joint production, training centers and operational infrastructure with friendly partners overseas.
- He called for workforce measures including retraining and opportunities for veterans through the Defenders of the Fatherland fund, promoted regional use of unmanned aviation, highlighted Moscow as a domestic leader and acknowledged lag in robo‑taxis.
- Ukraine’s energy minister said every power plant has been struck and thousands of megawatts of generation are offline, as Kyiv imposes emergency measures, seeks more power imports and receives a £20 million UK pledge for infrastructure repairs.