On 6 October 2026, at the Digital Solutions Forum plenary in Moscow, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin described a recently adopted AI-support bill developed by the Government.
The law, as he stated it, gives Russian developers access to assistance tools and makes various data sources available for training foundation models.
Outside those terms the choice of solutions remains with companies; in critical infrastructure and other sensitive areas the Government will decide when only internal national foundation models may be used, after a transition period.
Who this affects
- For exporters: Foreign and non-national model suppliers are outside the stated default: Mishustin said the Government will decide when only internal national foundation models can be used in critical infrastructure and other sensitive areas.
- For investors: Companies keep the choice of solutions generally; the transition period is to be used to build long-term demand for Russian AI services and to adapt procurement terms for model status, quality, and application scope while maintaining competition among market participants.
- For counsel/compliance: The page states the law gives Russian developers a broad range of assistance tools and access to various data sources for training foundation models, and that a transition period will let companies prepare for implementation in the restricted areas.
- For policymakers: Mishustin framed the measure as digital sovereignty — support for national foundation models so Russia does not depend on states that restrict transfer of key AI technology — with the Government, not the companies, setting the switch in critical infrastructure and other sensitive areas.
The read
The 6 October text is a description of a law already adopted, not a decree, instrument number, sector list, or ruble figure issued that day.
The operational content is a split rule: commercial choice stays with companies, while the Government times a national-model-only requirement for critical infrastructure and “other sensitive areas,” with a transition period whose length is not stated.
That period is also assigned a procurement function — adapt terms for status, quality, and actual application scope “while maintaining competition” — so the open exposure is the later government decision and the procurement rewrite, not a penalty.
What was the action?
Mishustin told the Digital Solutions Forum that a recently adopted bill on AI support, developed by the Government, gives Russian developers access to assistance tools and makes various data sources available for training foundation models. He said the Government will decide when only internal national foundation models can be used in critical infrastructure and other sensitive areas, with a transition period for companies to prepare.
What’s the penalty / scope, and how is it set?
No penalty, fine, or ruble amount for the AI-support law appears on the page. The action, as described, opens data sources for foundation-model training and reserves to the Government the decision on when only internal national foundation models may be used in critical infrastructure and other sensitive areas. A transition period is provided so companies can prepare; Mishustin said that period should be used to create long-term demand for Russian AI services and to adapt procurement terms for the models’ status, quality, and application scope while maintaining competition.
Who else is exposed?
Russian developers, who gain assistance tools and data sources for training foundation models, and companies in critical infrastructure and other sensitive areas, which face a government-timed national-model requirement after a transition period. Named third-country vendors, sector lists, and designated operators are not specified in the record.
What happens next
The page does not state the law’s number, its adoption date, the length of the transition period, or the instrument that will set the national-model switch. The stated next step is a Government decision on when only internal national foundation models can be used in critical infrastructure and other sensitive areas, and use of the transition period to adapt procurement terms.