DEVELOPMENT OF MECHANISMS AND MEASURES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-TECH EXPORT OF INNOVATIVE SMES IN RUSSIAN REGIONS IN THE CONDITIONS OF INCREASED SANCTION PRESSURE IN WESTERN COUNTRIES AND DIGITALIZATION OF THE ECONOMY (BY THE EXAMPLE OF THE REPUBL

The relevance of this research topic is dictated by the increasing sanctions pressure of Western countries on the economy of Russian regions. This pressure has a multifaceted effect on various levels of the country's economic organization [1, 2]. On the one hand, there are additional opportunities for developing domestic and external demand for military and dual-use products, as well as expanding access to the markets of friendly countries [3, 4], on the other hand, there is a sanctions restriction of access to the markets of Western countries [5, 6]. In the present conditions, the development of new directions, mechanisms and measures for the development of hightech exports through the development of innovative SMEs seems to be the most urgent task of research. This study is updated in the regional context, in particular, for the Republic of Bashkortostan.The objectives of the study are: establishment of directions, mechanisms and measures for the development of high-tech exports of the regions of Russia and the Republic of Bashkortostan under the sanctions pressure of Western countries; development of directions, mechanisms and measures for the development of innovative SMEs in the regions of Russia and the Republic of Bashkortostan under the sanctions pressure of Western countries. In the process of development, the problems of the reaction of the national economy of Russia according to the challenge-response model were identified, requiring new approaches aimed at accelerating the reaction and developing a new state policy in Russia in the development of high-tech exports and innovative SMEs in its re- gions. The necessity and possibility of creating highly effective directions, mechanisms and implementation of measures aimed at the development of high-tech exports and innovative SMEs in the regions of Russia in the context of Western sanctions, which are especially relevant for the Republic of Bashkortostan, are substantiated.The transition to domestic research and development under the sanctions of Western countries is becoming the dominant factor in the sustainability of the development of the economic system of Russia and its regions.