Acting US Ambassador to Ukraine Quits After Less Than a Year

Julie Davis, the acting US ambassador to Ukraine, is stepping down after less than a year on the job. The State Department announced her retirement on Wednesday. Reports suggest Davis grew frustrated with President Donald Trump over his lack of support for Ukraine. The Financial Times cited unnamed sources describing her discontent. The State Department denied any such disagreements and said Davis is simply retiring. Her departure comes during a lull in US-brokered efforts to secure a ceasefire and end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.