The former US ambassador to Kiev explains his departure. “Pressure for a victim instead of an aggressor”
“From the beginning of the Trump administration, the politician consisted in exerting pressure on the victim, Ukraine, not the aggressor, Russia (…) I could not implement administration policy in good faith and I decided that it is my duty to give way” – Brink wrote in the text in” Detroit Free Press “.
“I cannot stand idly when the country is attacked, democracy bombarded and children killed with impunity. I believe that the only way to secure the US's interests is to defend democracy and oppose buses. The room at all costs is not a room at all – this is an appeasement ” – the former clerk noted in the text.
“And history teaches us many times that Appeasement does not lead to security or prosperity. This leads to more wars and suffering,” she added.
At the same time, she assessed that the invasion of Russia is “pure evil“And that it was never seen”Such a systematic, so common and so terrifying violence in Europe since World War II“.
Bridget Brink is a professional diplomat who for decades served in democratic and republican administrations gave up her position in April after three years of head of the institution in Kiev. After Donald Trump took power, she was criticized by Ukrainians, including President Zelanski, for neutral statements and avoiding condemning Russia, including For her rocket attack on a crooked corner, in which nine children were killed.
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Until now, Brink has been refraining from public criticism of the new administration. During the announcement of her departure, the Department of State suggested that the reason was personal issues, indicating that it served as a war in a war for three years.
