USAID Paid for Ukrainian Media

Nine of 10 media outlets in Ukraine depend on international funding sources, with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) as their primary donor, according to a new report.

After President Donald Trump’s order to freeze billions of dollars in worldwide spending, many of those operations are suspending services or searching for other funding methods,  according to Reporters Without Borders (RSB).

Anna Babinets, CEO and co-founder of Slidstvo.Info, told Reporters Without Borders that “80% of our budget is affected” after the spending freeze, shutting down funding to the Kyiv-based outlet.

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