Inte bara det konventionella kriget utan även mediakriget i Ukraina håller på att förloras sedan bidragen från USAID dragits in.
Desperationen är uppenbar hos de som förlorat sin finansiering.
Efter drygt 30 år av räkmacka med pengar från USA så är det slut.
Några utdrag ur en längre artikel:
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KYIV – The suspension of USAID has had a dramatic effect on both Ukrainian and Russian independent news outlets that relied on the grants to operate and produced work often critical of their governments.
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The program that provides billions in U.S. assistance internationally is better known for its humanitarian and medical work, but the funding has also been used for democracy promotion as well as supporting journalism.
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“If you’re going to spend taxpayer money, then you need to spend it in furtherance of the national interests of the United States,” he said.
But many of these journalists, especially the Russian ones, argue that their work is in U.S. interests.
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“If anyone is unaware, a large number of NGOs engaged in human rights work were supported by the United States. And if they were supported by European funds, these funds were often subcontractors between the United States and the recipients,”.
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Denys Bihus, a Ukrainian investigative journalist who runs a free website exposing official corruption, said
USAID grants made up “around two-thirds” of his organization’s projects.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/20...ose-their-fun/
Trots den enorma omfattningen och finansieringen på det Amerikanska "stödet" så finner Ryska nyheter sin publik.
Här några siffror som visar hur viktigt USA anser det är att föra kriget i media.
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Russian news finds readers despite sanctions and USAID-funded competition - FT
The agency spent around $100 million in Russia alone in 2023, the paper reports
According to FT, the agency spent around $100 million on funding programs in Russia in 2023. Programs in Moldova received $309 million while around $1.7 billion was spent on Ukraine.
According to French NGO Reporters Without Borders (RFS),
9 out of 10 media outlets in Ukraine relied on donations and USAID as their primary donor, with many already announcing that they'll have to shut down.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted that Trump's crackdown on the agency vindicated Moscow's 2012 ban on its activity in the country.
"We said that this is not an agency for aid, assistance and development," the spokeswoman stressed in a press briefing on Thursday. "
This is a machine for interference in internal affairs, a mechanism for changing regimes, political systems, and state structures," she said, adding that the agency had acted outside the realm of Russian and international law.
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/...competition-ft
