Why Was USAID Kicked Out of Russia?

Why Was USAID Kicked Out of Russia?

[Sputnik] - 02/3/2025

President Trump has promised to “make a decision” on USAID’s future after getting rid of the “radical lunatics” running it after DOGE chief Elon Musk said it was time for the “criminal” agency “to die.” Russia banned Washington’s long-favored soft power tool in 2012. Here’s why.



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