Moskauer Top-Ökonom spricht von einer Niederlage Russlands gegen die Ukraine – und wird entlassen
Andrei Klepatsch ist seit den 1990ern ein Technokrat in der russischen Wirtschaftselite. In einer Rede zeigt er nüchtern auf, was Bilanzen über Russlands Wirtschaft erzählen. Moskaus Abnutzungskrieg sei nicht zu gewinnen, sagt er. Sein Rausschmiss folgt prompt. Für Kritik jeglicher Art ist in Russland längst kein Platz mehr.
Andrei Klepatsch, a prominent Moscow economist, recently stated that Russia cannot win the war in Ukraine and has been dismissed as a result. Klepatsch, a long-time technocrat in the Russian economic elite, has been predicting economic developments since the 1990s for various institutions, including the Kremlin. He cautioned that Russia is losing the technological and economic competition with China, the United States, and even Ukraine.
Klepatsch's dismissal highlights the Kremlin's intolerance for any criticism or deviation from the official narrative, even from a respected economist. His resignation signals that loyalty to the system is more important than acknowledging the reality of Russia's economic challenges, especially in the context of the ongoing war.
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