Trump freezes US foreign aid for 90 days to review programmes
www.pravda.com.ua
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:21:48 +0200
US President Donald Trump on 20 January signed an executive order temporarily halting all foreign aid programmes for 90 days to assess their alignment with his political goals.
Source European Pravda, citing the White House and AP Details The document states that the United States foreign aid industry and bureaucracy are not aligned with American interests and in many cases antithetical to American value.
It further claims that providing aid to other countries destabilise world peace by promoting ideas in foreign countries that are directly inverse to harmonious and stable relations internal to and among countries.
As a result, the White House announced that no further United States foreign assistance shall be disbursed in a manner that is not fully aligned with the foreign policy of the President of the United States.
AP reported that Secretary of State Marco Rubio told members of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations during his confirmation hearing that every dollar we spend, every programme we fund, and every policy we pursue must be justified with the answer to three simple questions Does it make America safer Does it make America stronger Does it make America more prosperous The executive order signed by Trump grants Rubio, or a person designated by him, the authority to make such decisions in consultation with the Office of Management and Budget.
The Department of State and the US Agency for International Development USAID are the primary agencies overseeing foreign aid.
Shortly after his Senate confirmation, Rubio stated that he could not specify a timeline for the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
However, he told reporters that both sides would need to make some concessions.
Background Trump previously said that in his efforts to resolve the RussiaUkraine war, he will not abandon Ukraine. Recently, Ukraines European allies have expressed cautious optimism that Trump will not pressure Kyiv into premature negotiations with Russia. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz believes that Trump will not completely cut off aid to Ukraine after taking office.
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