Elon Musk-led razing of US foreign aid agency led strong-arm rulers in Hungary, Belarus and elsewhere to celebrate
Moscow has welcomed the impending dissolution of USAid, joining a chorus of strongman leaders declaring victory over an organisation they have long portrayed as a vehicle of American political interference.
Russia’s foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Thursday described USAid as “anything but an aid, development and assistance agency” and instead branded it a “mechanism for changing regimes, political order [and] state structure”.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/06/authoritarian-usaid-elon-musk
Author : Joseph Gedeon in Washington
Publish date : 2025-02-06 19:13:13
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