News from Ukraine is increasingly grim. Reports of shortages in ammunition and manpower. Political sniping in Kyiv and a reset of its military command. Uncertainty about continued American support. And reports of Russian forces massing for a push. This, of course, doesn’t address the instability of Ukraine’s economy, its fragile safety net, and its reliance on EU grants and loans to keep afloat. To get a fuller look at the state of the war, The Eurasian Knot turned to Brian Milakovsky for an update. Brian’s a five-time guest on the show. He closely monitors the intricacies of the conflict, particularly around economic assistance and recovery. How does he see things today? And what are the prospects of peace, even a lousy peace? And how does Ukraine recover from all of this death and destruction? Guest: Brian Milakovsky has worked in forest conservation in Russia and Ukraine from 2009-2015 and then in economic recovery in international projects in Ukraine. He was based in Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine but moved to Latvia with his family after Russia’s second invasion. He writes about socio-economics of Ukraine for publications like Foreign Affairs, the Guardian, openDemocracy and the Wilson Institute. Past interviews with Brian Milakovsky: Life and Death in the Donbas Social-Economic Life in the Donbas The Perils of Donbas Fatigue Ukraine’s Refugee Crisis Send us your sounds! euraknot.org/contact/ Patreon: www.patreon.com/euraknot Knotty News: eurasianknot.substack.com/ The Knot’s Nest: eurasian-knot.sellfy.store/ Website: euraknot.org/