A Russian Banker Takes Sick Leave, and the West Writes Her a Coup (opens in new tab)

Covers Russian Central Bank Chief Skips SPIEF After Calling In Sick

Elvira Nabiullina, the central banker who steered Russia's economy through four years of sanctions, missed a forum and a Putin meeting on sick leave. Émigré outlets turned the absence into resignation, martial law and treason, on the word of anonymous Telegram channels.

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