Summary

The State Department has ended a major USAID initiative to restore Ukraine’s energy grid, which has suffered continuous Russian attacks.

The move, seen as a signal of declining U.S. support, also includes downsizing USAID’s presence in Ukraine from 64 to just 8 personnel.

Officials warn this could leave Ukraine vulnerable, especially during winter, and reduce oversight of financial aid.

Additionally, a financial sector reform program has been terminated. The decision is part of the broader Trump administration policies shifting away from strong U.S. involvement in Ukraine.

  • foggy@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    “we can’t have a woman in the Whitehouse. She’d be too emotional”

    👀

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    Fuck every single person that voted for this doofus rapist shit head. Furthermore, fuck every registered voter that decided to sit this one out because, “reasons”. Our country alone arguably deserves the fallout this coward shitstain will stir up, the rest of the world absolutely does not.

    I really thought his handling of the covid pandemic (among everything else) would have been a wakeup call to Americans that he is beyond dumb as fuck. He clearly and plainly fucked it every single step of the way. I have since tempered my expectations of my fellow countrymen. Apathy, racism, ignorance and incuriosity will doom this institution.

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    2 months ago

    God fucking dammit.

    You fucking idiot motherfucking rapist orange shithead. And your ketamine boy.

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    2 months ago

    The Orange Turd is a traitor just like the people who voted for him.

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    2 months ago

    Didn’t Krasnov Trump say he wants killing to stop. why is he killing people by crippling energy grid restoration.

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    This was the plan from the beginning. Krasnov and co just needed an nice stage to humiliate him and use it for “reason” to revoke this. Traitor in chief. Utterly disgusting

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    Trump just wants peace. He wants the killing to stop. And he wants to cut life-saving aid to impoverished countries. And Medicaid.