Senior Russian banker fired after scathing speech on wartime economy
Andrei Klepach, a senior economist at Russia's state-controlled VEB bank, was fired after publicly criticizing the country's wartime economic strategy. Klepach warned that Russia cannot win a war of attrition against Ukraine and faces an inevitable social crisis.
Andrei Klepach in June 2022. He was fired days after Russian media reported on a scathing speech he had given in May this year. Andrei Klepach in June 2022. He was fired days after Russian media reported on a scathing speech he had given in May this year. Russia Senior Russian banker fired after scathing speech on wartime economy Andrei Klepach of VEB said Russia’s economy was falling behind China, US and ‘in some respects Ukraine’
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