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The US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink is resigning. Journalists have learned what is behind this decision and what the possible reasons are, @FT reports.

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The US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink is resigning. Journalists have learned what is behind this decision and what the possible reasons are,
@FT
reports.

According to the media resource, Brink is leaving the post of ambassador due to growing policy differences with the administration of US President Donald Trump.

"Her dismissal is also related to the worsening of her working relationship with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, although this was not the reason for her resignation," the journalists note after speaking with sources close to Brink’s decision.

As FT writes, Brink "faced increasing pressure from senior officials in the Trump administration, who questioned her willingness to support their strategy on Ukraine."

As journalists admit, there has been tension recently between Brink and Zelenskyy. The reason is that responding to the shelling of Kryvyi Rih, which killed 20 people, including 9 children, on April 4, Brink did not mention Russia as the culprit of the tragedy.

The President of Ukraine reacted to her statement. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was "unpleasantly surprised" by such a weak response from the US Embassy.

An FT review of Brink's posts on X before and after Trump's inauguration on January 20 showed clear changes in her public statements, especially regarding Russia.

"In the 75 days before Trump's inauguration, she spoke critically about Russia and the war against Ukraine 53 times. In the 75 days after that, she posted messages mentioning Russia only five times, none of which blamed it for attacks on the country," the journalists state.