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- Russian President Vladimir Putin's top economic officials are outshining those in his military, wrote an analyst.
- Russia's economy appears resilient three years into its war with Ukraine.
- In contrast, Russia and Ukraine are fighting a war of attrition when Putin had expected a quick victory.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Sunday appointed Andrei Belousov, a civilian economist with no military experience, as the country's defense minister.
It shows Russia's wartime economy is here to stay and that Putin expects the country's military-industrial complex to be a key pillar of the economy.