The Ouster of a Warning Bell: What Klepach's Removal Reveals About Russia's Economic Woes The ouster of Andrey Klepach, the top economist at Russia's state development bank VEB, has raised more questions than answers about the true state of Russia's economy.
On the surface, it appears to be another case of a high ranking official being silenced for speaking truth to power.
However, scratch beneath the surface and you'll find a complex web of economic realities that Klepach himself had warned about.