State Department terminates U.S. support of Ukraine energy grid restoration
State Department terminates U.S. support of Ukraine energy grid restoration
The USAID initiative had invested hundreds of millions of dollars in helping Ukraine's energy grid recover from attacks from Russia.
Summary
The State Department has ended a major USAID initiative to restore Ukraine’s energy grid, which has suffered continuous Russian attacks.
The move, seen as a signal of declining U.S. support, also includes downsizing USAID’s presence in Ukraine from 64 to just 8 personnel.
Officials warn this could leave Ukraine vulnerable, especially during winter, and reduce oversight of financial aid.
Additionally, a financial sector reform program has been terminated. The decision is part of the broader Trump administration policies shifting away from strong U.S. involvement in Ukraine.
Damn is it nice to see people upset about this.
I literally just got banned from a community cause thsi didn't matter enough, only Gaza. Like, why can't we support saving lives in multiple places
I'd like to note, the community was a politics board on lemmy.ml. You could breathe the wrong way and they'd ban you over there.
Yeah they banned me but kept up the comment talking about how democrats would dismember every Gaza baby to keep the Ukraine war going
So, I'm kinda glad I'm not going there anymore haha
you were banned for a reason lol, you basically said ukraine doesnt matter and only gaza, both matters. if you are talking from an pro-israeli standpoint, sounds like you are, which is also pretty wrong.
Da fuck are you talking about
Now your just gunna make up arguments to fight about?
Who is people? I feel like that word is doing a lot of work while in reality, noone cares. At least not anyone that van make a difference.
Yeah, you and I are outraged about it but do you think trump cares? So far there have been hundreds of protesters, sometimes even thousands, whoooohhh, cheeto must be shaking on his fat ass. Quite a few of them were angry cat ladies doing weird dances, and I remember seeing a woman having difficulty trying to say "fuck trump" in public... Yeah, these people surely will make a difference now!
Wake me up when a million protesters in each and every of the major cities in the entire country paralyze the country for a week or so. Wake me up when Democrats organize something that will completely gridlock the US government until Cheeto steps down or something
Until then, I just don't want to hear about "people are really getting angry now!!" No they're not. They don't care, politicians don't care, Democrats don't care.
Trump is a Russian asset. We knew this 8 years ago, and we know it today.
he has been one for decades, all the way before the collapse of the ussr, they saw how useful he was to launder money.
"we can't have a woman in the Whitehouse. She'd be too emotional"
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Don't be silly, anger isn't an emotion, duh.
A drama queen would be too much for sure, a drama king however....yes that it!
Fuck every single person that voted for this doofus rapist shit head. Furthermore, fuck every registered voter that decided to sit this one out because, "reasons". Our country alone arguably deserves the fallout this coward shitstain will stir up, the rest of the world absolutely does not.
I really thought his handling of the covid pandemic (among everything else) would have been a wakeup call to Americans that he is beyond dumb as fuck. He clearly and plainly fucked it every single step of the way. I have since tempered my expectations of my fellow countrymen. Apathy, racism, ignorance and incuriosity will doom this institution.
I lost faith in my fellow Americans the day we elected the fuckstick the first time.
Same here. I gained a little back when we rejected his ass last time but after the ensuing bullshit from conservatives during Biden's term, lost it again. I had a feeling trump would win. It's sad but I'm just gonna try and keep my hopes low for the us from now on. I think we will never be anywhere near the top on any front ever again and this is the point the decline is starting to hit hard
Blaming voters is always a losing strategy… might make you feel better in the short term though, but only further stops you from getting voters to learn grow and come over to your side, whatever that side is…
he’s not dumb, he’s a businessman. Like all successful businessmen the only deciding cards are: resources (material or immaterial) and power.
I’m only sad about the fact that there’s absolutely no signs of diplomacy from no one’s end and that’s not a good sign
He's not a businessman, he's a failed constantly filling for bankruptcy conman posing as a businessman.
Doesn't matter if he is a businessman or not, he's not looking for the best deal for the US only himself and with the power he yields any deal that benefits him personally is a good deal, even if it screws the country up. In fact he's utterly incapable of thinking about anything but himself because he's a narcissist.
Didn't Krasnov Trump say he wants killing to stop. why is he killing people by crippling energy grid restoration.
God fucking dammit.
You fucking idiot motherfucking rapist orange shithead. And your ketamine boy.
Don't forget the arse-linking, couch fucking lackey.
If only we all could.
The Toddler-in-chief hoping that daddy Putin will pat him on the head and tell him what a good boy he is.
Why is it easier for you to believe some story about Trump being controlled by Russia, than to trust the evidence of your own eyes and ears, that Trump is cunt in his own right, and he’s backed bunch American billionaires, who are also cunts ?
I was worried there for a second lol.
It could also be both; Trump has ties to Russia and there have been open statements by Russian officials about Trump; specifically Patrushev saying
"The election campaign is over. To achieve success in the election, Donald Trump relied on certain forces to which he has corresponding obligations. As a responsible person, he will be obliged to fulfill them."Because there is very little to be gained by those American billionaires in this issue, so why would he pull this insane stunt? There is a lot to be gained by Russia, though. There is also the constant stream of verbal praise Trump has for Putin that he doesn't show for any other person except maybe Musk (who is the richest person on the planet).
Krasnov Trump
What the fuck are you on about?
For the record, I do think that Putin manipulates Trump, and pretty brazenly at that, but I don't think that he controls him. Trump's ego is far too bloated for that.
I meant pretty much exactly what my metaphor implies - Trump is weak and insecure and desperate for affirmation, and he idolizes Putin, so he wants his approval.
AND Trump is also greedy and self-absorbed and trying to please his greedy and self-absorbed cronies and patrons - that's painfully obviously why he's trying to swing this mineral rights deal alongside trying to effectively hand Ukraine to Putin.
It's possible for more than one thing to be true at the same time.
Por Que No Los Dos?
Russia must be celebrating; USAID was a key pillar in Ukraine’s resilience.
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The Orange Turd is a traitor just like the people who voted for him.
The world's leading supertoddler.
isn’t this the effect of cutting such funds in late January?
Hi, sorry. I'm new here, what does your rainbow pentagon thing next to your name mean? Cheers.
Without seeing it, I’d imagine that it can either be the fediverse logo, or a supportive LGBTQ+ image relevant to that time back in 2021 when even the Pentaton wasn’t a chickenshit hive of snowflakes that lacked the balls to support a marginalized portion of our population.
But times sure change.
hi new here, nice to meet you. I don’t know what you mean, to me these pictures are not shown
Probably, and this would be the convenient timing of 5800 USAID canceled connects over last weekend.
This was the plan from the beginning. Krasnov and co just needed an nice stage to humiliate him and use it for "reason" to revoke this. Traitor in chief. Utterly disgusting
Please help me understand, Why is it easier for you to prefer some story about Trump being controlled by Russia and ignore the evidence othat Trump is cunt in his own right, and he’s backed bunch of American billionaires, who are also cunts, which is all well documented ?
It’s driving me crazy . I don’t understand.
At least one of his billionairs seems to be also a Russian asset. I mean you really think that Putin is not playing the cords here? Their army may be a paper tiger (although quantity is also a quality). But what Russia and in the past the Soviet Union are masters at is psychops., information warfare and intimidation and estortion. And above all Russia has a mobster style ruling. Basically what you see now in the US.
Bone spurs.
"Reeee zelenskyy hurt my fee fees! I get to destroy his entire country's economy now!"
Not just the economy. He's also getting a lot of people killed, injured and traumatized.
Trump just wants peace. He wants the killing to stop. And he wants to cut life-saving aid to impoverished countries. And Medicaid.
And he wants Canada and Panama and Greenland and if Europe doesn't do everything he says he wants it to be vulnerable to Russian attack. He's a man of peace.