Supporters say humanitarian measures can increase the US “soft power”, which can buy good will to the United States for a relatively small part of federal spending and benefit from countries around the world. In 2023, USAID funding represented the US federal budget .07 %. In 2021, before the war in Ukraine, it was calculated .04 %.
In Washington, some people have been surprised by the agency whether European governments or private donors will move forward to pay for threatening measures.
Exiled Russian oil tycon and Putin’s opponent, Mikhail Khodorkoski said in a Massage On Monday, he and a fellow Russian businessman, Boris Zemin, will take steps to fund Russian -language media, human rights and analytical plans, as well as human -friendly projects working in Ukraine. But he warned that he would not be able to fully help all grants recipients.
Zeselic Seski, a senior research fellow at the Center for European Reforms, calculated that the United States spends about $ 2 billion a year on programs to promote direct democracy, which directly funds the Department of State And both USAd grants are included. He said Europe spends about $ 4 billion, and will need to spend about 50 % more to meet the difference.
“I am not honestly unlikely,” said Ms Saski.
“The immediate problem is to end,” he said. “It’s happening right now, and I know many organizations that need to be closed,” he said.
“As long as European countries respond,” he cannot be mostly to save the environmental system. “
Edward Wang Cooperated in reporting from Bangkok, Farnaz Fassey From New York and Linda Qi From Washington
