One week after the Trump administration suddenly ordered a drastic suspension of US foreign development assistance, this effect has already been felt in Ukraine, which has already been devastated in the war. Some humanitarian organizations say they were forced to suspend the strategy, including support for war retirement and internally evacuated people.
The Ordinance issued while the Trump administration was conducting foreign aid for 90 days has been cold through Ukraine’s humanitarian organizations. This greatly depends on such support.
The United States, the largest aid source for Ukraine, has provided more than $ 37 billion, development support, and direct budget support since the war began almost three years ago. International development organizationAlso known as USAID
Yuriy Boyechko, founder and highest executive officer Hope for UkraineHe said that if Fire was supplied to the forefront residents in cooperation with a Ukrainian group in the United States, the impact of the suspension of funding would be immediate. He said the delivery would suddenly stop.
“They will feel the effect of next week,” said Boyachiko in an interview. “This is very harmful. Because you have millions of people in the forefront area near Harson and Harukif, who have long been living without light, Fire is the only heat for them. It is a source of food. “
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky said With his address every night He asked the government to provide a report on the program -supported program.
He said that the government would decide which was critical. Ukraine will help some of the funds and discuss the program with American and European officials. He stated that programs for children and veterans and programs to protect infrastructure would be a priority.
Evona Costina, chairman of veteran hub, an organization that supports the veterans and their families, said that the organization had already stopped two major programs.
“It’s pause, but the 90 -day pause means losing the trust of teams, space, and clients,” she said. Costina said the sudden suspension of funding for “impairing the reliability of partnerships.”
After Russia in 2022, after a full -fledged Ukrainian invasion, the European largest refugee crisis since World War II was generated by several accounts, most of the burdens on the refugees who escaped from Ukraine. Was carried. The United States has helped to limit the flow of refugees by providing funds to humanitarian programs that support internal evacuation people.
Washington’s USAID Spokesman has confirmed on Tuesday that all exemption programs and subsidies have been suspended for 90 days and continuing audits on Tuesday. The US Department of State statement The freezing of assistance was justified by the necessity of “focusing on the national interests of the United States again” and justified by “blindly paying money without the interests of the American people.”
According to Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslavia Yaschishun, Ukraine’s US Embassy has demanded exemption to maintain national assistance. Financial Times I first reported the request. In an interview, Yurchyshynn stated that there was a continuation of debate on giving Ukraine’s exemption.
He has expressed concern that the program that provides emergency food assistance must be paused, despite being exempted globally from the order. He said that the funds would “reduce pressure on immigration.” People can stay in the town when services of schools and local governments such as water and natural gas are operated.
The aid agency provides funds to repair and repair the schools that have been damaged by Russian bombardment.
“Yurchyshyn said that he refuted the totalitarian state that democracy is an unstable partner,” said Yurchyshyn.
But at the moment, most assists seem to have been stopped.
The Ministry of State’s e -mail to one group on January 24 was viewed by the New York Times and said, “All foreign support awards will be stopped immediately,” and the group stopped all the work of the program and was new. Do not take things after January 24.
There are some groups that are afraid of retaliation in the Trump administration’s threat to reduce all assistance indefinitely.
ACTIDED, an email seen in Ukraine, and partially funded in the United States, ACTIDEDED, a main organization in France, “stops all work to Ukraine’s partner group/pause.” I instructed me. The group has warned that “the organization may be the subject of sanctions worldwide,” he added that “should not communicate and comment on publicly.”
Ukraine’s partner group manager, who is anonymously talking about retaliation concerns, forced her to immediately dismiss nearly 100 employees and pay her salary by the end of the month. He said.
The head of another Ukrainian tissue, who is talking about anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, develops new projects and reconstruction portfolios so that activities related to gender and gay rights are not listed. He said he was asked to pause.
Ukraine also has a large number of media projects that survive with subsidies, making it independent. Dozens of media organizations in Ukraine are currently seeking support.
Ukrainian founder Bogdan Logvynenko has published an article about Ukraine in a foreign language and said he did not expect to resume funding from the United States after 90 days of audits. 。 “Our only opportunity is ourselves,” he pleads for a public donation.
Ukraine’s independent media is currently receiving more than 80 % of funds from the United States, Logvynenko.
Not all groups have been notified that the operation needs to be stopped.
OKSANA KUIANTSEVA, a member of the Charity Foundation East SOS board member, said that the organization has not received a suspension notice.
Most of the groups we interviewed have expressed concerns about increasing. “The situation indicates how close the geopolitics is,” said LESYK YAKYMCHUK, the director of the non -governmental group LINZA.
He said that elections in other countries could stop, for example, online learning programs for Ukraine children. “This is an obvious dependence and impact on our small life in this big game.”
Andrew E. Crammer Contributed report.