For many Ukrainians these are times of painful sacrifice. The fruits of pro-market and anti-corruption reforms aren’t immediately apparent but higher energy prices are. Reforms are necessary to make Ukraine a stable, prosperous country.
However, it is easier to bear the sacrifices when they also bring visible benefits, such as modernising Soviet-era water supplies, safer roads, repaired hospitals, or buildings winter-proofed for people displaced by the country’s conflict.
