Illya Sverdlov (Ep.2 on Ukraine) on the war

<p>First, here are the details for the donations. Illya confirmed that these donations will safely go to the most pressing needs currently in Ukraine.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.comebackalive.in.ua/donate" target="_blank">Come Back Alive Foundation</a> (can de donated in cryptocurrencies as well)</li><li><a href="https://bank.gov.ua/en/about/support-the-armed-forces" target="_blank">Support the Armed Forces of Ukraine</a> via National Bank of Ukraine </li><li>Particular project – <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/igor-chernysh-43016b135_dear-friends-and-colleagues-ukraine-is-activity-6907659852982935552-Cagi?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web" target="_blank">fit-out of the already built multi-apartment house to accommodate refugees</a>. </li></ul><p>Second, I thought it’s important to catch up the situation within the war zone, so we all better understand what’s going on there, and clear some questions hanging in the air, like: </p><ul><li>what are the most pressing needs now in Ukraine;</li><li>now donations in crypto might be totalling EUR ~100m – is this a good way of donating; </li><li>how might Russians and Ukrainians live in the same world after the war ends;</li><li>might the war expand to Europe;</li><li>are there good Russians still to have business with – where to draw the line;</li><li>is drinking a Latvian company-produced Solichnaya vodka a Russian business;</li><li>should we deny help to people and companies running away from the Putin regime;</li><li>how does the law firm and businesses in general function nowadays in Ukraine;</li><li>about the economics in general - what can be preserved and restored, and what is irreversibly damaged;</li><li>about the single tax regime of 2% of turnover (the only tax payable now by any businesses), if the turnover does not exceed a bit above EUR 300m, and is there a chance of having something like this permanently (I’ve always been hoping for such simplified tax system permanently, so I can finally go and do something more meaning