Former US ambassador to Ukraine says she resigned because Trump 'kept siding with Putin'

Former US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said Wednesday that she stepped down from her post because US President Donald Trump repeatedly favored Russian President Vladimir Putin over Ukraine.

“I resigned as U.S. Ambassador Ukraine when Trump kept siding with Putin over our democratic partner,” Brink wrote on US social media company X.

She alleged that her successor, current Charge d’Affaires Julie Davis, is leaving her role for the same reason.

“I knew I had to speak out and run for office because siding with dictators is just not who we are," said Brink.

Brink, who represented Washington in Kyiv from 2022 to 2025, is campaigning for Michigan's 7th Congressional District.

The US State Department said Davis will step down later this year and retire, ending a three-decade career as a diplomat. A Financial Times report claimed that Davis grew frustrated with her role amid “differences with President Donald Trump over his dwindling support for Ukraine.” The State Department labeled characterizations of internal friction as "false."

Davis assumed her post as temporary charge d’affaires last May, replacing Brink, who resigned in May 2025 due to her opposition to the Trump administration’s policy on Ukraine.