The fresh decisions of the U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, to frost almost all abroad aid programmes for at least 90 days, provoked outrage among Democrats and abroad affairs experts. This decision besides concerns Ukraine, whose military and humanitarian assistance will be stopped.
According to PAP sources, Rubio sent a memorandum to the staff of the State Department and the USAID relief agency, in which he ordered the halting of work on almost all abroad aid programs for 90 days. This decision goes beyond the first day of Trump's presidency of the US improvement Assistance Suspension Regulation and is intended to cover all State Department and USID programs.
Consequences for Ukraine
The Rubio decision besides concerns Ukraine, whose military and humanitarian aid will be halted. As the origin of PAP says, this besides means stopping all aid to Ukraine, both military and humanitarian, or training programs for Ukrainian soldiers. Almost all of this is under the supervision of the State Department, but for the financial assistance that goes through the planet Bank.
But if, let's say, the Ukrainian energy infrastructure were damaged next day in a Russian shelling, The U.S. would not be able to aid the Ukrainians not to freeze," said the researcher. The same is reported by PBS tv and Politico portal, according to which Taiwan will besides be affected.
Exceptions to the warrant
According to the memorandum, which was published by writer Ken Klippenstein, the exception to the freezing of programs is food programmes responding to urgent needs, as well as military support programmes for abroad Military Financing (FMF) for Israel and Egypt.
Response to decision
Rubio's decision provoked outrage among Democrats and abroad affairs experts. The leading Democrats in the Committee on abroad Affairs and Budgetary of the home of Representatives, Gregory Meeks and Lois Frankel, expressed outrage by their decision. "Over the years Republicans in legislature have criticised what they consider to be a deficiency of credibility of the United States towards countries specified as China, Russia and Iran. Now our credibility is at stake and it looks like we will retreat from American commitments to our partners around the world" - the congressmen wrote.
"Arbitrically blocking our abroad aid, we are losing confidence: from people who trust on this aid to survive, whether in Gaza, Sudan, Haiti, Ukraine or those who are in danger, providing this help," they added.
Figures
According to data, in 2022 the U.S. allocated over $43 billion to abroad aid. Of this, $18 billion went to Ukraine and $12 billion went to Israel.
Conclusion
The Rubio decision to frost abroad aid has serious consequences for Ukraine and the world. The U.S. will not be able to aid Ukraine in the case of Russian shelling, which could have tragic consequences for Ukrainians.
Recommendations
Alternative solutions should be urgently considered to let continued abroad aid. The US should keep military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine in order not to let Russian aggression.
It is besides worth considering global cooperation to aid countries in need. Cooperation with the European Union, NATO and another global organisations can aid to increase the effectiveness of abroad aid.
The summary is unnecessary and it is essential to consider all aspects of abroad aid in order to guarantee the effectiveness and credibility of the US internationally.
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Freezing of U.S. abroad aid: consequences for Ukraine and the world
