“According to numerous sources, the US Presidential Administration Donald Trump reported full cancellation of funding for RFE / RL (Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty). Source: “European Truth” with reference to sources and US media details: according to European truth, the network intends to continue work and hopes to return funding.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to sources and US media
Details: According to European truth, the network intends to continue work and hopes to return funding.
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Representatives of the international broadcaster have learned about the stopping of federal financing in a letter signed by the Lake, which is the US Agency for Global Media – a government funding organization with a budget funding, which is subordinate to Voice of America, Radio Liberty Network, etc. This, in particular, was confirmed by The Wall Street Journal.
“On Saturday, Lake sent a letter to which the WSJ was addressed to the Financial Director” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty “Joseph Latayl about the termination of federal grant funding,” the newspaper said.
The American investigative journalist Tara Palmer has published the content of this letter. It refers to the immediate termination of a specific grant that finances the broadcaster, “as well as any other grants from the agency.” The reason for the cessation of financing Kari Lake is that “this financing no longer meets the priorities of the agency.” The decision is based on Trump’s decree signed on March 14 on “further reduction of federal bureaucracy”
The letter, in accordance with the legislation, provides for the possibility of appealing an order for termination of funding.
The sources of “European Truth” on the RFE/RL network confirm the information about this order, but they say that language services hope to avoid closure and intend to continue work, in parallel, agreeing with Washington to review this decision.
That preceded: On Saturday, Voice of America journalists were removed from work, and the reductions have such a scale that the actual stop of the broadcaster is.
This week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a curtailment of 83% of the International Development Agency (USAID) programs after a six -week check.
On February 7, US President Donald Trump said that the US Agency for International Development “Corruption has reached an unprecedented level” and therefore needs to be liquidated.