Economy· August 17, 2026 at 02:20 p.m.
Russian State Bank Dismisses Economist Over War of Attrition Warnings
Key takeaways
- Russian state bank dismisses economist critical of Kremlin
- Dismissal linked to criticisms of Russian government's economic policies
- Academic freedom concerns raised by Guriev's dismissal
A Russian state-owned bank has terminated the employment of an economist who had warned that Moscow was losing a 'war of attrition' with the West. The economist, Sergei Guriev, had been critical of the Kremlin's economic policies and their impact on Russia's relations with the international community.