Shaking the Global Order S3, Ep 5: Bilak on the War in Ukraine

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Dan Bilak about the ongoing war in Ukraine and his personal involvement in the conflict.

So, it was with great pleasure that I was able to arrange this podcast with Dan Bilak to discuss: - the state of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, - the prospect for a successful conclusion to the war, - Ukraine’s efforts to bring about a cessation of the violence, - he difficult interactions with US President Donald Trump, and - most importantly Dan’s own involvement in Ukraine and ultimately his involvement in this most dramatic European war. Dan is currently a partner at Kinstellar, a law firm that acts as counsel to leading investors across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), Southeast Europe (SEE) and Central Asia. Before that Dan served as Chief Investment Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine (2016 – 2019) and headed UkraineInvest, the Ukrainian government’s foreign investment promotion agency, where he supported companies in navigating the Ukrainian investment environment. As Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Ukrainian State Railways (UkrZaliznytsia), and twice as Chief of Staff to the Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Daniel oversaw governance reforms and developed anti-corruption strategies in the public sector. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of…

People in this episode

Guest: Dan Bilak

Topics covered

• War in Ukraine
• Russia-Ukraine conflict
• International relations
• Investment in Ukraine
• Military involvement
• Governance reforms

Keywords

• Ukraine
• Russia
• Dan Bilak
• war
• investment
• governance
• Trump

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kinstellar, Ukrainian State Railways, UkraineInvest

Places: Ukraine, Russia

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