 Putin wants creation of new international payment system. Russia's future depends on a success in the sphere of artificial intelligence. President Vladimir Putin said at an international conference devoted to this technology. He stressed that it should be implemented in all industries. In order to do so, he urged that legislation be streamlined and that young specialists need to get involved. As Deputy Economy Minister Maxim Kolesnikov told Russian Izvestia, the artificial intelligence markets has been actively developing, nearly doubling over three years. As for the sphere of international payments, the president pointed out that Russia is constantly under attack since the system itself, nowadays, is being controlled by a narrow circle of states and financial groups, given this background the Russian leader called for the creation of a system independent of banks and third country interference. The US-led West sanctions won't be lifted anytime soon, so it indeed is necessary to seek out new solutions with regards to payment systems, economist Vladimir Klimanov told Izvestia. However, due to external pressure, cooperation on the score even with friendly countries is highly limited since they are afraid to end up sanctioned together with Moscow.