VEB RF dismissed chief economist Andrey Klepach following his statements about Russia's failure in the economic 'war of attrition', as confirmed by sources from The Bell.

VEB RF dismissed chief economist Andrey Klepach following his statements about Russia's failure in the economic 'war of attrition', as confirmed by sources from The Bell.

@ostorozhno_novosti 16 Aug 2026, 17:12

Andrey Klepach has been dismissed from his position as chief economist of VEB.RF at the direction of management, linked to his statements regarding the state of the Russian economy at the Nikitsky Club session, where he noted that Russia is losing technological and economic competition.

@varlamov_news 16 Aug 2026, 16:21

The state corporation VEB.RF has dismissed chief economist Andrey Klepach following his statements about the impossibility of Russia winning the economic 'war of attrition'.

@meduzalive 16 Aug 2026, 16:06