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highplainsdem

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Wed Mar 23, 2022, 03:29 PM Mar 2022

Russia Central Banker Wanted Out Over Ukraine, But Putin Said No

Source: Bloomberg

Russia’s highly regarded central bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina sought to resign after Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine, only to be told by the president to stay, according to four people with knowledge of the discussions.

Nominated for a new five-year term last week, Nabiullina’s current views couldn’t be learned. She is left to manage the fallout from a war that’s quickly undone much of what’s she’s accomplished in the nine years since she took office. The people said departure now would be seen as a betrayal by the president, with whom she has worked closely for nearly two decades.

Nabiullina, 58, hasn’t commented publicly on her reappointment and didn’t respond to a query for this article. Spokespeople for the central bank and the Kremlin didn’t reply to requests for comment. Only one senior official has quit over the war: longtime economic reformer Anatoly Chubais stepped down as Putin’s climate envoy this week and left the country, according to people familiar with the situation.

Nabiullina, favored by investors and hailed by publications including Euromoney and The Banker as one of the world’s best monetary policymakers, now faces a wartime economy isolated by international sanctions and starved for investment as foreign companies leave.

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Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-23/russia-central-banker-wanted-out-over-ukraine-but-putin-said-no



Take the sociopathic bastard out, one way or another, or get dragged down with him.
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Russia Central Banker Wanted Out Over Ukraine, But Putin Said No (Original Post) highplainsdem Mar 2022 OP
"You stay in your job or I kill you." roamer65 Mar 2022 #1
Putin sitting up another scapegoat. n/t sarge43 Mar 2022 #2
I would guess The Unmitigated Gall Mar 2022 #3
Kick & recommend. bronxiteforever Mar 2022 #4
Im surprised chubais was able to leave the country onetexan Mar 2022 #5
Putin is on par with North Korea at this point. Evolve Dammit Mar 2022 #6
You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave. Marcuse Mar 2022 #7
Living it up at the Hotel Moscow and Kremlin. Ray Bruns Mar 2022 #8
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