Citing multiple sources, the FT said Davis recently told the State Department she intends to step down and plans to leave Kyiv in June, ending a 30-year diplomatic career. Davis has served as chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine since May last year.
According to the FT, Davis has grown increasingly dissatisfied with the Trump administration’s reduced support for Ukraine and with circumstances surrounding her role. The State Department rejected that interpretation, saying Davis will continue to carry out Trump administration policy until her official departure.
Before Davis, Bridget Brink, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, resigned in April last year. The FT reported Brink solidified her decision after a clash between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the White House Oval Office in February 2025.
The timing is a concern. The FT said the U.S. administration has pushed to end the war in Ukraine, but talks have stalled amid Russia’s lack of cooperation and the fallout from the U.S. war with Iran. Ukrainian intelligence officials told the FT that Russia is preparing a new offensive this summer. If a prolonged diplomatic gap emerges in Kyiv, concerns are growing that pressure on Ukraine could intensify during a Russian summer offensive.
In Washington, some diplomats argue that key conflict posts such as Ukraine require a Senate-confirmed ambassador rather than an acting envoy. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told the FT, “We need a Senate-confirmed ambassador.”
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