An Enemy of the State in Russia, But a Real Patriot in Ukraine

Today I spoke with Roman Sulzhyk, a real Ukrainian patriot who has embraced his life's mission and decided to come back home to Ukraine to help rebuild his country. Roman has been a part of Ukraine's independence movement from the first Orange Revolution in 2004, to the Maidan in 2014, to the war today. He has a fascinating perspective, having seen this whole independence drive of the past 20 years.Roman worked hard and was able to get out of Ukraine in the 1990s and create a successful career abroad. After years of working in finance the US and UK, Roman lived in Moscow until the Maidan in 2014 and then had to abruptly leave under difficult circumstances, to say the least. Among numerous other interesting stories - including being labeled an "enemy of the state" by Putin and meeting John McCain on the Maidan - Roman has devoted his efforts to helping the Ukrainian war effort by funding various groups from evacuation buses to the manufacture of drones and electronic warfare systems.Roman Sulzhyk, a former JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank executive, and also a former member of PrivatBank’s Independent Supervisory Board. Sulzhyk is currently a partner at the Ukraine Breakthrough Fund, and invested in ResistUA and other military technology ventures in Ukraine. To connect and message with Mark on LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/mark-mcnamee-58950910 To learn more, visit:https://ubn.network/ Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/Mark-McNamee/ If you found this episode valuable, follow the podcast and share it with someone who wants to better understand the war in Ukraine.