10 March 2025,   21:12
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The U.S. has officially canceled 83% of USAID - Secretary of State Marco Rubio

The U.S. has officially canceled 83% of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) programs, with the roughly 1,000 remaining contracts to be administered by the State Department, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

The decision to cancel 5,200 USAID contracts comes after a 6-week review of the U.S.`s top foreign aid agency, which the Trump administration accused of waste, fraud, and pushing a "liberal agenda
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Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, USAID has provided USD 2.6 billion in humanitarian aid, USD 5 billion in development assistance, and more than USD 30 billion in direct budget support to Kyiv. The agency has funded school reconstruction, bomb shelters, critical energy repairs, and civil society initiatives.

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