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  "id": 1672779,
  "title": "Top Russian economist ousted after warning of growing costs of Ukraine war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/top-russian-economist-ousted-after-warning-of-growing-costs-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T08:05:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Jazeera",
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    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/18/top-russian-economist-ousted-after-warning-of-growing-costs-of-ukraine-war?traffic_source=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Andrey Klepach, top economist at Russia's state development bank VEB, had warned Russia was lagging behind rivals.",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russian naval blockade poses critical threat to Ukraine, expert warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/russian-naval-blockade-poses-critical-threat-to-ukraine-expert-warns",
        "published": "2026-08-18T05:10:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}