The USAID initiative had invested hundreds of millions of dollars in helping Ukraine's energy grid recover from attacks from Russia.

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.

  • alykanas@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    19 hours ago

    Yes - I don’t necessarily disagree. Trump is a sleaze bag and would certainly have been a target . And dare I say a fairly soft one.

    It’s not ridiculous to imagine him being comprised, but I do prefer what we know ie. He’s a sleaze bag, easily controlled by the psychopaths who recognised him as the man they could a) get into power b) control with the ease that people are attributing to Putin.

    Those psychopaths being Mercer, Mellon, Thiel, Musk, and even the Kochs I think.

    And I don’t think those guys would do what they have done with Trump , if he was a Russia asset.

    • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      19 hours ago

      And I don’t think those guys would do what they have done with Trump , if he was a Russia asset.

      Why? They’re American Oligarchs. They’ve effectively recreated the economic systems in Russia, except they have the actual power, because Trump is an idiot and incapable of strategic planning unlike Putin. So while Putin is able to maintain control on his own, Trump is instead controlled by everyone around him. Exactly as the Republican party has been saying about everyone else for years, because everything they say is projection. If they constantly claim their enemies are doing the same thing without any evidence, they convince the mainstream public that doesn’t have the time, education, or desire to think critically about politics, that it doesn’t actually matter when it comes out that they’re doing it, because “The Dems have been doing it all along”.