The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has put projects related to providing help to Ukraine on hold, Reuters said citing sources in the agency.
A USAID official, who requested anonymity, said officers responsible for projects in Ukraine have been told to stop all work, Reuters wrote.
Among the projects that have been frozen are support to schools and health assistance like emergency maternal care and childhood vaccinations.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio halted spending Friday on most existing foreign aid grants for 90 days. The order, which shocked State Department officials, appears to apply to funding for military assistance to Ukraine.
ReplyDeleteRubio’s guidance, issued to all diplomatic and consular posts, requires department staffers to issue “stop-work orders” on nearly all “existing foreign assistance awards,” according to the document, which was obtained by POLITICO. It is effective immediately.