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Russsia expels USAID development agency
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced it will close its offices in Russia following an order from the authorities there to cease operations.The Russian government gave the US until 1 October to close the mission, accusing it of meddling in politics. USAID has worked in Russia for two decades, spending nearly $3bn (£1.8bn) on aid and democratic programmes. Worked well, didn't it. Maybe the Rooskies are right and it was all a waste of money... The expulsion follows a government crackdown on pro-democracy groups. "The decision was taken mainly because the work of the agency's officials far from always responded to the stated goals of development and humanitarian cooperation. We are talking about attempts to influence political processes through its grants," the foreign ministry said in a statement. Posted by: tipper 2012-09-19 |
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