Writing in The Washington Post, Anna Husarska, a close friend of ours, says:

Standing on the city’s empty Freedom Square, my friend Olga Shpak — a volunteer with Assist Ukraine — and I were weighing what the possible scenarios mean for Ukraine. […] Over the next few days, I traveled north of Kharkiv toward the Russian border, south to Kramatorsk and Kostiantynivka and then to Kyiv, speaking with Ukrainians about what they consider a betrayal of the U.S. promise to help for “as long as it takes.” They did not attempt to be diplomatic; they were bitter, sad and worried. But they were not giving up.

Here is the full text of her article: