US freezes almost all foreign aid
The US State Department has frozen nearly all foreign assistance worldwide effective immediately days after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order Monday to put a hold on such assistance for 90 days.
State Department issues immediate, widespread pause on foreign aid
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.
Rubio pauses foreign aid from State Department and USAID to ensure it puts ‘America First’
The Trump administration paused all foreign aid and urged USAID to follow in step or face disciplinary action for not complying with the freeze.
US officials push to exempt Ukraine from Rubio’s foreign aid freeze
US diplomats have requested an urgent exemption for Ukraine-related programmes from a 90-day freeze on foreign aid and “stop work” orders issued by secretary of state Marco Rubio, according to documents seen by the Financial Times and people familiar with the matter.
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Diplomats urge Rubio to exempt Ukraine from US aid halt order
American diplomats are urging US Secretary of State Mark Rubio to make an exception for Ukraine in the decree suspending foreign aid. Aid programs for other countries have been frozen for 90 days, reports the Financial Times.
Diplomats push to shield Ukraine from U.S. aid freeze
Senior State Department officials have requested Rubio not to extend the directive, effective Jan. 25, to USAID operations in Ukraine. The directive temporarily halts most U.S. foreign programs worldwide.
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