Politics

Russia fires chief economist after warning it cannot win ‘war of attrition’ in Ukraine

Stanisław Kaleta
 17.08.2026, 09:03
Independent Russian outlet The Bell reported Andrei Klepach was dismissed following an order “from above”. Photo: Contributor/Getty Images; russiancouncil.ru
Independent Russian outlet The Bell reported Andrei Klepach was dismissed following an order “from above”. Photo: Contributor/Getty Images; russiancouncil.ru

He predicted Russia could not outlast Ukraine and its Western backers.