A Top Russian Economist Warned Of an Impending Social Crisis. He Was Fired. Andrei Klepach said Russia can't win a prolonged war of attrition after more than four years of military conflict. International Business Times · Aug 18
Putin could face new Russian revolution, ex-minister warned The economist’s claims come as Ukraine has repeatedly attacked Russia’s oil refineries and largest retailer Wildberries this summer The Independent UK · Aug 17
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’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 17
I played communist Germany's only arcade cabinet and you can too, comrade VEB Polytechnik Karl-Marx-Stadt is my dev to watch for 2026. PC Gamer · Oct 18, 2025
Three Russians under sanctions own UK property via overseas entities Alexander Frolov, Igor Shuvalov and Vladimir Potanin own properties via BVI, Cyprus and Russia The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023
Russian-born husband of Tory donor ‘earned millions via oligarch connections’ Vladimir Chernukhin’s wife, Lubov, has given Conservatives more than £2m The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022
EU Bars 7 Russian Banks from SWIFT, but Spares Those in Energy The European Union said on Wednesday it was excluding seven Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system, but stopped short of including those handling energy payments, in the latest sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Russia's second-largest bank VTB, Bank Otrkitie, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, Bank Rossiya, Sovcombank and… Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 2, 2022
Ukraine news - live: US imposes sanctions on Russia as ‘invasion’ is ‘flagrant violation of international law’ US sanctions will be imposed on Russia’s VEB, military bank, elites and their families The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022