Julie Davis is reportedly leaving her post in protest over dwindling aid to Kiev<\/p>\n
Acting US Ambassador to Ukraine Julie Davis will leave her post over disagreements with President Donald Trump regarding his waning support for the country, the Financial Times has reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.
\nThe State Department has confirmed Davis\u2019 departure but denied that she was leaving because of differences with the president.
\n\u201cAmbassador Davis has been a steadfast proponent of the Trump administration\u2019s efforts to bring about a durable peace between Russia and Ukraine,\u201d State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a statement on Tuesday. He added that Davis will depart Kiev in June.
\nDavis has served as charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires in Ukraine since May 2025, following the resignation of her predecessor, former Ambassador Bridget Brink, who accused Trump of \u201cappeasement\u201d toward Russia.<\/p>\n
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\u201cUnfortunately, the policy since the beginning of the Trump administration has been to put pressure on the victim, Ukraine, rather than on the aggressor, Russia,\u201d Brink wrote in an op-ed in the Detroit Free Press shortly after resigning.
\nTrump has angered many in Kiev and the EU by suggesting that Ukraine may have to make concessions to Russia, including potentially ceding territory. He also criticized Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, whom he once branded \u201ca dictator\u201d for refusing to hold elections.
\nThe US mediated several rounds of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine throughout 2025, although they did not result in any breakthroughs. Trump also broke with the diplomatic boycott of Russia by hosting President Vladimir Putin in Alaska in August 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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