US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink resigns

Bridget Brink, the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, has resigned from her position, with the State Department confirming that she will return to the United States.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Ukraine, Bridget Brink, is seen in this archival photo from December 2, 2024, delivering a speech during the opening of the Demine Ukraine Forum 2.0 in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.

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Brink's resignation has been linked to growing tensions between her and the Trump administration's policy on Ukraine.

According to reports from Financial Times, senior officials in the Trump administration exerted increasing pressure on her, questioning her commitment to supporting the new U.S. strategy on Ukraine.

This strategy differs from the one pursued by the Biden administration, under which Brink had been appointed to her position at the start of the war and had supported Ukraine with military aid.

Ukrainian media noted a shift in Brink's rhetoric after Trump took office, with criticism directed at her for not labeling Russia as responsible for a recent missile attack on Kryvyi Rih.

U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink resigns

Earlier, Zelensky expressed disapproval that Bridget Brink did not mention a Russian missile as the cause of the deaths of children in Kryvyi Rih. Later, she wrote a post acknowledging Russia's involvement in the tragedy. pic.twitter.com/fCxOJLEMtW

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