China News Service, April 27 (Guan Na) Recently, U.S. President Biden announced the nomination of Bridget Brink as the new U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, the first official nomination in nearly three years.

Since the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the United States has always claimed to support Ukraine, but can the "long overdue" nomination of ambassador really bring more support to Ukraine?

On March 8, local time, US President Biden was at the White House.

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The ambassador has been vacant for nearly three years, sending a signal of no concern?

　　The post of U.S. ambassador to Ukraine has been vacant since the departure of then-U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Mary Yovanovitch in 2019, and no appointment has been made even more than a year after Biden took office.

　　According to reports, the current affairs of the United States in Kyiv are under the charge of Chargé d'affaires Christina Kevin.

However, senior U.S. diplomats said that although Kevin was highly regarded in the Foreign Ministry and Ukraine, according to relevant regulations, she had not been formally appointed by the White House or officially recognized by the Senate.

　　"Generally speaking, not sending an ambassador to a country can be seen as a signal that we don't care (the country)," Rubin, who worked at the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, said in February.

A woman walks past the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, on January 24, 2022.

　　Although the United States has always claimed to help Ukraine defend against the Russian army, it emphasizes standing with Ukraine.

However, before the Russian-Ukrainian conflict broke out, the United States evacuated its diplomatic personnel from Ukraine at the fastest speed.

　　Some former U.S. diplomats and officials said they had been concerned that the Biden administration was pulling diplomats out of Ukraine too quickly.

In a speech, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken also warned that the State Department had become too risk-averse, saying that if diplomats do not accept risk, they cannot function effectively in dangerous areas.

The new ambassador is not an expert on Ukraine?

　　On the 25th local time, the White House issued a statement introducing Brinker, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine nominated by Biden.

The statement called her a senior U.S. diplomat, and it is not difficult to see from her diplomatic resume that she has many years of experience in the European continent.

On the 25th local time, US President Biden announced the nomination of Bridget Brink as the new US ambassador to Ukraine.

Image source: Screenshot of the Associated Press report.

　　Brinker currently serves as the U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia, served as Senior Advisor and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, covering issues related to Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, and served in U.S. agencies in Serbia, Cyprus, Georgia, and Uzbekistan and the White House National Security Council.

She has worked in the U.S. foreign service for 25 years, focusing primarily on advancing U.S. policy in Europe and Eurasia.

　　A State Department statement said Brinker was a Russian-speaking Wolverine whose "decades of experience make her a perfect fit for this moment in Ukrainian history."

　　However, is she really suitable?

　　Although Brinker was in charge of and dealt with issues related to Ukraine when he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, the Ukrainian media outlet European Pravda noted that Brinker's expertise in Ukrainian affairs " limited," she is not an expert on Ukraine.

Easing embarrassment or strengthening diplomacy, what medicine is sold in the gourd of the United States?

　　Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the United States has continuously provided Ukraine with a large number of weapons and high military assistance, and "nonstop" increased sanctions on Russia.

The focus of the United States seems to have always been on the military and the economy.

　　On the one hand, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict was "adding fuel to the flames", while on the other hand, the US ambassador to Ukraine was "long overdue", so that the US media and some US officials also raised questions.

Workers unload U.S. military aid to Ukraine at Boryspil Airport in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 25, 2022.

　　The New York Times said that neither the Biden administration nor the Ukrainian government gave a clear explanation for the delay in appointing the ambassador, which also confused career diplomats.

The media quoted a career diplomat as saying that such delays are inexplicable and unforgivable, especially now that these are very important times.

　　While Ukraine relies heavily on the U.S. to defend against Russia, sending a full-time ambassador could help ease the awkward relationship between Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, experts said.

　　However, some analysts said that the Ukrainian side may not "like" the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine in recent years, because they often accuse Ukrainian elites of insider trading.

The U.S. media also pointed out that the Ukrainian Presidential Office has handed over most of its foreign affairs to Andre Yemark, its Chief of the Presidential Office, and Andrei often communicates with White House National Security Advisor Sullivan, which has become a practice. , the Ukrainian side may prefer to keep it that way.

　　US media pointed out that Brinker will play a crucial role.

Since she will be based in Ukraine, she can connect with the entire Ukrainian government and also help "set the pace" for the U.S. government.