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Russian economist fired for Ukraine war warning

Published 18 August 2026

Andrei Klepach, the chief economist at Russia’s major state development bank VEB.RF, has been fired after delivering a speech warning that the country’s economy is losing a "war of attrition" due to the prolonged conflict in Ukraine and could face a sudden social crisis.

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