# Senior Russian banker fired after warning over wartime economy

https://mins.news/en/item/24078

- The Guardian, 2026-08-17 10:29 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/17/andrei-klepach-russian-banker-fired-warning-economy

> Andrei Klepach, chief economist at state-controlled development bank VEB, was fired after criticizing Russia’s economic outlook and warning that Moscow could not win a prolonged economic war of attrition with Ukraine. He had said Russia was falling behind China, the US and, in some respects, Ukraine.

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