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Russia’s latest move has been to orchestrate an energy crisis,
Sandu told reporters
We do not know at this time whether this request will be approved — in whole or in part — but there are positive signals thus far out of Washington,
the email says
By suspending foreign development assistance, the Trump administration is threatening the lives and futures of communities in crisis, and abandoning the United States' long-held bipartisan approach to foreign assistance which supports people based on need, regardless of politics."
Abby Maxman, head of Oxfam America, told the Associated Press
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President Trump and our new Secretary of State Marco Rubio just stopped all foreign aid to Ukraine and other countries, except Israel and Egypt. The State Department is shocked. The American people are not, we are celebrating,
Greene wrote on X, formerly TwitterIf we don't make a 'deal,' and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States
Delivering the threat on his Truth Social platform, the President wrote
I cannot but agree with him that if he had been president, if his victory had not been stolen from him in 2020, then perhaps there would not have been the crisis in Ukraine that arose in 2022,
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I am focused on military aid; it has not been stopped, thank God,
he said at a press conference with Moldovan President Maia Sandu
This can only be done with Ukraine, and otherwise it simply will not work because Russia does not want to end the war, and Ukraine does,
Zelenskyy saidThese are bilateral decisions but nonetheless we expect those nations who have the capability to generously fund development assistance,
said United Nations’ deputy spokesman Farhan Haq
The stop-work order is completely reckless,
a senior official at USAID told NPR on condition of anonymity
To impound these funds would be unconstitutional. Absolutely,
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Friday in response to the announced freeze
Decisions whether to continue, modify, or terminate programs will be made following this review,
the cable states, noting that such a review should be completed within 85 days
Making sure there are not pandemics is in our interest. Global stability is in our interest,
they saidThere's no way to consider this as a good-faith attempt to sincerely review the effectiveness of foreign assistance programming. This is just simply a wrecking ball to break as much stuff as possible,
Konyndyk said
Freezing these international investments will lead our international partners to seek other funding partners - likely US competitors and adversaries - to fill this hole and displace the United States' influence the longer this unlawful impoundment continues,
the source said on condition of anonymityOrganizations will have to stop all activities, so all lifesaving health services, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, maternal and child health, all agriculture work, all support of civil society organizations, education,
said the official
No new funds shall be obligated for new awards or extensions of existing awards until each proposed new award or extension has been reviewed and approved … as consistent with President Trump’s agenda,
said the memoState just totally went nuclear on foreign assistance,
said another State Department official