Categories Articles and Tweets Tweets - Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) / Twitter Top Russian economist ousted after warning of growing costs of Ukraine war Post author By wawiimuy Post date August 18, 2026 Listen to this article Andrey Klepach, top economist at Russia’s state development bank VEB, had warned Russia was lagging behind rivals. ← RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Finnish President Alexander Stubb suggested that countries bordering Russia could play the leading role in establishing dialogue between Moscow and Europe: → Russian strikes kill 10 in Kharkiv as Ukrainian drones hit Moscow