Ukraine war: US reopens embassy in Kyiv after closure forced by war
- US shut down operations in Kyiv two weeks before the war broke out in February
- A new US ambassador to Ukraine was also confirmed by the Senate on Wednesday
US Senate confirmed Bridget Brink as the next ambassador to Ukraine on Wednesday, a move that came after the US embassy in Kyiv was reopened after three months.
“The Ukrainian people, with our security assistance, have defended their homeland in the face of Russia’s unconscionable invasion, and, as a result, the Stars and Stripes are flying over the embassy once again,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
“We stand proudly with, and continue to support, the government and people of Ukraine as they defend their country from the Kremlin’s brutal war of aggression.”
Late Wednesday evening, the US Senate confirmed Bridget Brink, a career foreign service officer, to be the country’s new ambassador to Ukraine.
The United States has not had a permanent Senate-confirmed envoy to Ukraine since 2019, when former president Donald Trump removed Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch from her post.
She would later be a key witness in Trump’s first impeachment trial, which revolved around his withholding of military aid to Ukraine.