Episode 4: War in Ukraine Part 2

In part 2 of my conversation with guest Vlad Șuleanschi we look at the outbreak of the full scale Russian invasion of Ukraine as seen from Moldova. Vlad and I discuss the initial shock and disbelief of those days in late February and then talk about how Moldova rallied to the challenge of a massive refugee crisis.

In our discussion we spend some time talking about our own experience with the refugee relief effort and the joint effort we participated in. We also try and look at the broader context of war and insecurity that casts a shadow over Moldova to this day.

On a personal note: Our small part of this, headquartered at our closed restaurant Smokehouse and bringing together Peace Corps Moldova, The Friends of Moldova and the Moldova Small Enterprise Alliance will be an experience Vlad and I will never forget. In a podcast like this there was no time to do proper shout-outs to the dozens of incredible people who made this effort possible. You know who you are and you know how much we came to value your friendship and partnership during these hard times.