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A prominent Russian opposition figure and critic, Lew Schlosberg, has been sentenced to eleven years and one month in a penal camp by a Russian court. The judge found him guilty, among other things, of insulting the Russian military. The twelve-year and one-month sentence falls short of the prosecutor's request for twelve years and one month.
The 63-year-old politician plans to appeal the decision, according to a statement from his liberal party, Jabloko. Russia's state development bank, VEB, is reported to have fired its head economist after he made critical remarks about the economy and the Ukraine war, according to insiders. Two people familiar with the matter told Reuters about the dismissal.
Andrej Klepatsch, the prominent economist, had already criticized Russia's economic performance at a financial forum in May, stating that the country was falling behind Western and Chinese competitors due to the war. The bank confirmed Klepatsch's dismissal without providing a reason. Klepatsch himself confirmed his departure to Reuters.
In a statement on the Nikitski-Club's website, Klepatsch said, "We are falling behind. We are losing technological and economic competition in the world. And we're not just losing it to China and the United States. In a sense, we're losing it to Ukraine as well." This is due to Western financial support for Kiev. "We cannot win this war of attrition.
We have the illusion that everything will collapse in Ukraine. It hasn't collapsed and won't collapse. Our costs are rising."
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