The Senate of the US Congress approved the candidacy of Bridget Brink nominated by the head of the White House Joe Biden for the post of US Ambassador to Ukraine.

This was announced by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on its official Twitter account.

“We are proud to have led the effort to quickly confirm the Honorable Bridget Brink as Ambassador to Ukraine.

In the face of the upcoming challenges, we confirmed the worst fears (of Russian President Vladimir.

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) Putin: the determination of the West is unshakable, and the unchanging, bipartisan readiness of the United States to support Ukraine is also fully evident, ”the message says.

Earlier, Brink's candidacy was approved by the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

“This was a powerful signal that US support for Ukraine is only getting stronger,” the committee said in a tweet posted on its Twitter page.

On May 10, while still a candidate for the post of United States Ambassador to Kiev, during a speech at the Capitol, Brink answered Senator Rob Portman's question on how "it is better to counter Russia's efforts to justify the invasion (of Ukraine. -

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“We can just put more effort, more and more effort, that's what I would like,” said Brink.

- We are losing (in this direction. -

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) both in terms of funds, and in terms of resources, and in terms of tactics.

We must do everything in our power.

It is not simple.

Disinformation is spreading widely in Europe and elsewhere.”

The United States needs to be creative and innovative, Brink said, "something that bureaucracies don't always excel in."

“But this is exactly what we need to do to deal with this problem (disinformation.

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It poses a serious threat to us and our way of life, ”said the candidate for the post of US ambassador to Ukraine.

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“Started her career in Belgrade”

Recall that the post of head of the American diplomatic mission in Kyiv has remained vacant since May 2019, when the administration of former President Donald Trump recalled then-Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, accusing her of disloyalty to the head of the White House.

Christina Quinn has been appointed U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in Ukraine.

On April 25, Joe Biden made a proposal to hand over the leadership of the US Embassy in Ukraine to Brink.

This was stated in a statement from the White House.

The next day, the US President sent his proposal to the Senate for approval.

At the time of her candidacy, Brink served as head of the United States diplomatic agency in Slovakia.

“Prior to that, she served as a senior adviser and deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs of the US Department of State, responsible for issues related to Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.

She also served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassies in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and Tbilisi, Georgia.

The document emphasizes that Brink has been working in the Foreign Service for 25 years and has "focused on advancing US policy in Europe and Eurasia."

“She was Director of Aegean and South Caucasus Affairs at the US National Security Council and served at the State Department as Deputy Director for Southern European Affairs, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, and Desk Officer for Cyprus Affairs.

She began her career in Belgrade (Serbia),” the White House said in a statement.

In turn, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken noted on his Twitter that after a three-month break, Washington resumed the work of the American embassy in Kyiv.

“The Stars and Stripes banner is again flying over the embassy in Kyiv.

I announce that we have officially resumed the activities of (our.

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On the same day, a similar statement by Blinken appeared on the official website of the State Department, which emphasized that the United States was determined to face the coming challenges and reaffirmed its commitment to the government of Ukraine.

"Must be extremely loyal"

As Konstantin Blokhin, a leading researcher at the Center for Security Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, noted in an interview with RT, the Senate approved the candidacy of Bridget Brink for the post of American ambassador to Ukraine, since such a figure would act in the interests of the Biden administration and most American lawmakers who want to continue pumping weapons to Ukraine, to "turn this country into an outpost against Russia."

“All these people want to achieve a strategic defeat for the Russian Federation.

The new ambassador should be extremely loyal to Biden and see Russia as a geopolitical adversary.

The goals of Brink and the head of the White House converge with the interests of a bipartisan consensus - to contain Russia in every way that is possible.

Ukraine acts as a deterrent, a consumable,” the expert said.

Blokhin believes that Brink's main task will not be to resolve the Ukrainian crisis through diplomacy, but to aggravate it.

“Biden wants to create a second Afghanistan from Ukraine, continuing to pump it with weapons.

And in this, as he hopes, the new ambassador in Kyiv will help him.

Given that Brink has already worked in Eastern Europe, the head of the White House is counting on her experience.

It is noteworthy that it was under Brink that Slovakia supplied S-300 air defense systems to Ukraine.

It is possible that there is some connection.

Brink has a generally belligerent attitude towards the Ukrainian issue and towards Russia.

For Biden, these are the best qualities for a new ambassador to Ukraine, ”the analyst believes.

Blokhin also noted that Brink, given her position, can contribute to anti-Russian propaganda in Ukraine, as well as "participate in the formation of new fakes in order to denigrate the Russian Federation."

“Kyiv, in cooperation with American and Western partners, has already created an overwhelming number of fakes.

And such work, according to Washington, should not stop.

During her speech in the Senate, Brink actually confirmed this.

The West, led by the United States, is waging a hybrid war against Russia, including information.

And the new ambassador will be colossally involved in this,” he said.

According to Blokhin, in this context, the resumption of the work of the American embassy in Ukraine is not accidental.

“Through this US diplomatic agency in Kyiv, it is easier for Washington to synchronize its actions with the Kyiv authorities, to transmit new instructions to the Ukrainian side, to keep everything under its control,” the expert believes.

In turn, political scientist Alexander Asafov called Brink's candidacy "another talking head" that will focus on the information war.

“Brink will deal with the anti-Russian agenda.

She worked in the post-Soviet space, including with the Slavic countries, dealt with the states of Southern Europe when she held a post in the State Department.

In this regard, Biden considered that she had sufficient qualifications to serve as ambassador to Ukraine, which would largely come down to discrediting Russia, ”the analyst said in a conversation with RT.

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Asafov admits that Brink will contribute to the intensification of anti-Russian propaganda in Ukraine.

“This process is ongoing, but now, apparently, Washington wants to add even more fuel to the fire.

There is evidence of the preparation of new fake stories, because the old ones have already expired, they are exposed too quickly and people no longer believe in them.

So something new needs to be generated,” the analyst believes.

According to Asafov, the United States has resumed the work of the American embassy in Kyiv, since it will now be "very much in demand."

“The military with American passports, and management personnel, and politicians are going to Ukraine.

Despite Washington’s official calls not to visit the region, there are a lot of Americans in Ukraine,” the expert concluded.