Overview

• Bridget Brink, who resigned as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine in April 2025, published an op-ed criticizing President Trump's Ukraine policy.
• She accused the administration of applying pressure on Ukraine, the victim of Russian aggression, rather than holding Russia accountable.
• Brink warned that pursuing 'peace at any price' amounts to appeasement, which she argued would only embolden further aggression by Russia.
• Her resignation follows public criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy over her muted response to a deadly Russian missile strike in April.
• Brink highlighted the humanitarian toll of Russia's invasion, including thousands of civilian deaths and the abduction of Ukrainian children, calling for stronger U.S. leadership in defending democracies.