Russian state economist fired after stark warning about Moscow’s economic future

VEB.RF, Russian state development bank, economist Andrei Klepach warned Russia is losing the war of attrition before his firing, as the European Union prepares sweeping sanctions.

Russian State Bank Fires Economist Who Warned Moscow Losing ‘War Of Attrition’  HuffPost

The Russian state development corporation VEB.RF has fired its chief economist, Andrey Klepach. The corporation dismissed him over “harsh personal assessments” of Russia’s economic and political development — views that did not match VEB.RF’s own position, an acquaintance of Klepach’s told the Russian business daily Ve

Top Russian economist replaced after warning of economic costs of Ukraine war  CNN

Russian state bank fires economist who warned Moscow was losing 'war of attrition' with West  Reuters

Andrei Klepach, who served as VEB.RF’s chief economist for 12 years, was reportedly fired after the bank’s leadership received a phone call “from above.”

Chief economist at key Russian state development bank reportedly fired after warning of economic defeat to West  The Kyiv Independent