The US Ambassador in Kiev Bridget Brink resigns from his position

The United States Ambassador in Kiev Bridget Brink gives up his position. – She was at the Ukrainian embassy for three years during the war, this is an extraordinary achievement – commented her decision spokeswoman for the Department of State Tammy Bruce. Reuters estimates that Brink's departure may make the relationship between Kiev and Washington even more difficult.

On Thursday, Bridget Brink from the embassy in Kiev was informed about the departure of the embassy in Kiev at a press conference of the Tammy Bruce Department. – She was at the Ukrainian embassy for three years during the war, this is an extraordinary achievement. We wish her all the best – she told journalists. Earlier, Reuters gave information about the resignation Brink, citing an email from the Department's spokeswoman.

The agency described that Brink resigns from the function of the ambassador of his own will. He is one of the highest -ranking people in the American diplomatic service, who resigns after the president took over the office Donald Trump.

The US ambassador to Kiev resigns from his position

Brink nominated as an ambassador in Kiev in April 2022, US President Joe Biden. He has been working in American diplomacy for 28 years and specializes in matters of Europe and Eurasia. She was an ambassador in Bratislava, deputy head of American diplomatic missions in Tashkent in Uzbekistan and in Tbilisi in Georgia. She also worked in Cyprus and Serbia.

It is not known who will take a position in Kiev. A representative of the American administration told the Reuters agency that Chris Smith's candidacy was being considered, who was the deputy head of the institution in Kiev in 2022-2023.

As Reuters comments, who had already informed that the ambassador could give up her position, Brink's decision to leave the facility on Ukraine It will make the contacts even more difficult between Washington and Kiev.