The USAID office in Ukraine received an order to suspend the financing of all projects. This was reported by public sources.
Ukrainian organizations receive letters about the need to suspend the activity financed at USAID. At the same time, according to sources, how they plan to implement the directive and whether there will be exceptions to be unknown.
USAID in Ukraine supports the restoration of schools, medical services, and the repair of the critical energy system.
American diplomats are asked to exclude Ukraine from the US program to suspend international assistance for 90 days. About this writes FT.
The material says that the programs for supporting the economy, hospitals, schools, energy development, etc. were threatened. At the same time, the Ukrainian official confirmed FT that military assistance would continue to act.
So far we do not know whether this request will be approved – in whole or in part. But there are positive signals from Washington, ”says a letter sent to USAID employees in Ukraine.
NYT parallel to writes that the United States will suspend humanitarian clearance programs around the world – this is part of Trump’s decree on revaluation of external assistance. On Monday, organizations receiving mine clearance grants should provide the following instructions.
On the eve of Politico it wrote that the US State Department paused all the programs of international assistance and this, “it seems, includes military support for Ukraine.” However, the main military assistance programs are now working unchanged.
The journalist of the Voice of America Ostap Yarysh explained on the network X, what kind of projects we are talking about.
According to the sources, the FMF program was put on a pause. But last year, $ 1.6 billion was laid on it, and these funds were exhausted in May.
The Pentagon noted that the planned supplies of weapons from the United States under the PDA program and the manufacture of weapons under the USAI program issued by the Biden administration have not yet been concerned.
That is, technically – yes, the order of the State Department applies to the FMF military support program. But in fact, the two main PDA and USAI programs, which are still continuing the manufacture and supply of weapons for Ukraine, is currently remaining working without changes, writes Ostap Yarysh.
In theory, the planned supplies of weapons can be stopped in the future, but for this you need a separate procedure, Yarysh notes. For the PDA program, about $ 4 billion remained from the Biden administration, but the announcement of new military assistance packages will depend on the Trump administration.
At the same time, a pause from the State Department affects non -military programs. Yes, the same USAID has programs to support energy, restoration of infrastructure, medical care, education and others. It is not yet clear what will be next with these programs.
There are changes in refugee programs from Ukraine, in particular, United for Ukraine (U4U). The US Department of National Security Poses it. Applications for asylum under this program have not yet been considered.
Source: Racurs
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