Putin says all Russian businesses must be ready to meet war-time needs at any moment

Vladimir Putin has said that all Russian businesses must be ready to meet war-time needs at any moment. The Russian President made the remarks at a meeting of world military chiefs in Sochi on Wednesday. It comes a day after he said Russia should aim to overtake the West in terms of military technology because: 'If we want to win, we have to be better.'
Speaking on Wednesday, Mr Putin added: 'The ability of our economy to increase military production and services at a given time is one of the most important aspects of military security.  'To this end, all strategic, and simply large-scale enterprise should be ready, regardless of ownership.'