Ambassador to Ukraine who resigned below Trump administration might run for Congress in Michigan
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink is contemplating a run for Congress in her house state of Michigan, CBS Information has realized.
Brink, who served for 28 years as a diplomat, is mulling a bid in Michigan’s seventh congressional district, which is presently represented by Republican Tom Barrett. The Lansing-area district is rated by the Prepare dinner Political Report as a tossup, and was represented by Democrat Elissa Slotkin till earlier this 12 months, when she moved to the Senate.
In a press release first given to the Detroit Information, Brink stated, “I’ve devoted my life to public service — working below 5 Presidents, each Democratic and Republican, and am exploring my choices and one of the simplest ways to proceed to serve my nation and my nice house state of Michigan.”
Brink resigned her submit as envoy to Ukraine in April. In an op-ed final week within the Detroit Free Press, she stated coverage variations with the Trump administration prompted her to step down. President Trump has pressed Ukraine and Russia to strike a peace deal, typically lashing out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky within the course of.
On CBS Information’ “Face the Nation” Sunday, she informed moderator Margaret Brennan, “I resigned from Ukraine and in addition from the International Service, as a result of the coverage for the reason that starting of the administration was to place stress on the sufferer Ukraine, reasonably than on the aggressor, Russia. I absolutely agree that the battle wants to finish, however I imagine that peace at any value is just not peace in any respect. It is appeasement and as we all know from historical past, appeasement solely results in extra battle.
A profession diplomat, Brink was confirmed by the Senate as ambassador to Kyiv shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, and stayed on through the early months of the Trump administration.
In April, CBS reported that Brink meant to resign her submit as ambassador because of an uncommon combine of non-public and coverage considerations, together with USAID layoffs. Brink had been serving in a battle zone removed from her household since Kyiv is designated as an unaccompanied submit, the place officers serve with out bringing their households with them.
