Ukraine wants EU to replace lost US aid

Ukrainian MPs have appealed to non-US donors to step in and fund local media outlets and NGOs following Washington’s suspension of most foreign assistance programmes.

Last week, President Donald Trump ordered a 90-day review of aid schemes, halting cash flows. Many affected programmes were run by USAID, Washington’s soft power agency that distributes billions of dollars of assistance each year for projects that promote the US interests around the world, under the premise of humanitarian development. It spent over US$ 60 billion in 2023 alone.

Ukrainian recipients of American grants were hit “worse than it may seem,” a statement by the Parliamentary Committee on Humanitarian Affairs said on Wednesday. Lawmakers anticipate that it will take up to six months for US funding to fully resume, and have urged European sponsors step in.

“Given the constraints on public funding, grants remain virtually the only way for cultural and media projects to function,” it said.

(RT)

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