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  "id": 1687867,
  "title": "Russia says its economy is strong. It just fired a top economist who warned otherwise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/russia-says-its-economy-is-strong-it-just-fired-a-top-economist-who-1687867",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:15:13.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/18/ukraine-war-russia-economy-klepach.html"
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  "summary": "Andrei Klepach was reportedly fired from his role after presenting a report warning that Russia could not win a prolonged war of attrition with Ukraine.",
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        "title": "Russia says its economy is strong. It just fired a top economist who warned otherwise",
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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."
}