
Acting US ambassador to Ukraine Julie Davis is to step down in June and retire from diplomatic service, the US State Department announced on Wednesday, amid reports that the decision might stem from Washington's approach to Ukraine.
Davis has been the US “chargé d’affaires” in Kyiv for nearly a year after her predecessor Bridget Brink resigned in April 2025 and openly criticised the Trump administration over its treatment of Ukraine and Russia’s full-scale invasion.