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submitted 3 days ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Summary

The State Department has ended a major USAID initiative to restore Ukraine’s energy grid, which has suffered continuous Russian attacks.

The move, seen as a signal of declining U.S. support, also includes downsizing USAID’s presence in Ukraine from 64 to just 8 personnel.

Officials warn this could leave Ukraine vulnerable, especially during winter, and reduce oversight of financial aid.

Additionally, a financial sector reform program has been terminated. The decision is part of the broader Trump administration policies shifting away from strong U.S. involvement in Ukraine.

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[-] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 68 points 2 days ago

Trump is a Russian asset. We knew this 8 years ago, and we know it today.

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

he has been one for decades, all the way before the collapse of the ussr, they saw how useful he was to launder money.

[-] Hayduke@lemmy.world 205 points 3 days ago

Fuck every single person that voted for this doofus rapist shit head. Furthermore, fuck every registered voter that decided to sit this one out because, "reasons". Our country alone arguably deserves the fallout this coward shitstain will stir up, the rest of the world absolutely does not.

I really thought his handling of the covid pandemic (among everything else) would have been a wakeup call to Americans that he is beyond dumb as fuck. He clearly and plainly fucked it every single step of the way. I have since tempered my expectations of my fellow countrymen. Apathy, racism, ignorance and incuriosity will doom this institution.

[-] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 58 points 3 days ago

I lost faith in my fellow Americans the day we elected the fuckstick the first time.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

Same here. I gained a little back when we rejected his ass last time but after the ensuing bullshit from conservatives during Biden's term, lost it again. I had a feeling trump would win. It's sad but I'm just gonna try and keep my hopes low for the us from now on. I think we will never be anywhere near the top on any front ever again and this is the point the decline is starting to hit hard

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

he only lost last time, because the republicans rigging wasnt enough to counter 81million votes for biden, this time we lost like almost 7mil voters.

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah, everything you are saying is why America is a lost cause. Even when we can choose a non-fascist, people won't necessarily care

[-] DancingBear@midwest.social 4 points 2 days ago

Blaming voters is always a losing strategy… might make you feel better in the short term though, but only further stops you from getting voters to learn grow and come over to your side, whatever that side is…

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[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 190 points 3 days ago

God fucking dammit.

You fucking idiot motherfucking rapist orange shithead. And your ketamine boy.

[-] Redacted@lemmy.world 84 points 3 days ago

Don't forget the arse-linking, couch fucking lackey.

[-] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago

If only we all could.

[-] Litebit@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Didn't Krasnov Trump say he wants killing to stop. why is he killing people by crippling energy grid restoration.

[-] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 124 points 3 days ago

The Toddler-in-chief hoping that daddy Putin will pat him on the head and tell him what a good boy he is.

[-] alykanas@slrpnk.net 15 points 3 days ago

Why is it easier for you to believe some story about Trump being controlled by Russia, than to trust the evidence of your own eyes and ears, that Trump is cunt in his own right, and he’s backed bunch American billionaires, who are also cunts ?

[-] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 45 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Because we have evidence from before Trump was on the political stage that he might be a Russian agent. This has been a topic since the 1980s.

This is something that actually predates his presidential runs.

[-] alykanas@slrpnk.net 7 points 3 days ago

Yes - I don’t necessarily disagree. Trump is a sleaze bag and would certainly have been a target . And dare I say a fairly soft one.

It’s not ridiculous to imagine him being comprised, but I do prefer what we know ie. He’s a sleaze bag, easily controlled by the psychopaths who recognised him as the man they could a) get into power b) control with the ease that people are attributing to Putin.

Those psychopaths being Mercer, Mellon, Thiel, Musk, and even the Kochs I think.

And I don’t think those guys would do what they have done with Trump , if he was a Russia asset.

[-] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

And I don’t think those guys would do what they have done with Trump , if he was a Russia asset.

Why? They're American Oligarchs. They've effectively recreated the economic systems in Russia, except they have the actual power, because Trump is an idiot and incapable of strategic planning unlike Putin. So while Putin is able to maintain control on his own, Trump is instead controlled by everyone around him. Exactly as the Republican party has been saying about everyone else for years, because everything they say is projection. If they constantly claim their enemies are doing the same thing without any evidence, they convince the mainstream public that doesn't have the time, education, or desire to think critically about politics, that it doesn't actually matter when it comes out that they're doing it, because "The Dems have been doing it all along".

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[-] CMLVI@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago

I was worried there for a second lol.

It could also be both; Trump has ties to Russia and there have been open statements by Russian officials about Trump; specifically Patrushev saying

"The election campaign is over. To achieve success in the election, Donald Trump relied on certain forces to which he has corresponding obligations. As a responsible person, he will be obliged to fulfill them."

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[-] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

Because there is very little to be gained by those American billionaires in this issue, so why would he pull this insane stunt? There is a lot to be gained by Russia, though. There is also the constant stream of verbal praise Trump has for Putin that he doesn't show for any other person except maybe Musk (who is the richest person on the planet).

[-] grue@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago

If you systematically ask "who benefits?" for every single political thing Trump has done, the most consistent answer has always been "Russia." Trump does things that act against Russia's interests even more rarely than he does things that act against his own interests.

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[-] Litebit@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Krasnov Trump

[-] WatDabney@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 days ago

What the fuck are you on about?

For the record, I do think that Putin manipulates Trump, and pretty brazenly at that, but I don't think that he controls him. Trump's ego is far too bloated for that.

I meant pretty much exactly what my metaphor implies - Trump is weak and insecure and desperate for affirmation, and he idolizes Putin, so he wants his approval.

AND Trump is also greedy and self-absorbed and trying to please his greedy and self-absorbed cronies and patrons - that's painfully obviously why he's trying to swing this mineral rights deal alongside trying to effectively hand Ukraine to Putin.

It's possible for more than one thing to be true at the same time.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago

I don’t think that he controls him. Trump’s ego is far too bloated for that.

A bloated ego makes a person easier to control, not harder.

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[-] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 61 points 3 days ago

The Orange Turd is a traitor just like the people who voted for him.

[-] meowmeowbeanz@sopuli.xyz 18 points 2 days ago

Russia must be celebrating; USAID was a key pillar in Ukraine’s resilience.

🐱🐱

[-] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 15 points 2 days ago

The world's leading supertoddler.

[-] resetbypeer@lemmy.world 46 points 3 days ago

This was the plan from the beginning. Krasnov and co just needed an nice stage to humiliate him and use it for "reason" to revoke this. Traitor in chief. Utterly disgusting

[-] alykanas@slrpnk.net 6 points 3 days ago

Please help me understand, Why is it easier for you to prefer some story about Trump being controlled by Russia and ignore the evidence othat Trump is cunt in his own right, and he’s backed bunch of American billionaires, who are also cunts, which is all well documented ?

It’s driving me crazy . I don’t understand.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

Why are you trying to imply that Trump's allegiance with Russia is anything other than voluntary? Trump is a cunt in his own right, and part of that cunt-hood is that he's a fanboi of Putin and just flat-out likes Russia better than he does Europe.

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[-] resetbypeer@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

At least one of his billionairs seems to be also a Russian asset. I mean you really think that Putin is not playing the cords here? Their army may be a paper tiger (although quantity is also a quality). But what Russia and in the past the Soviet Union are masters at is psychops., information warfare and intimidation and estortion. And above all Russia has a mobster style ruling. Basically what you see now in the US.

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[-] androidul@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 days ago

isn’t this the effect of cutting such funds in late January?

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[-] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 29 points 3 days ago

Bone spurs.

[-] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 3 days ago

"Reeee zelenskyy hurt my fee fees! I get to destroy his entire country's economy now!"

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[-] Tyrangle@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago

Trump just wants peace. He wants the killing to stop. And he wants to cut life-saving aid to impoverished countries. And Medicaid.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

And he wants Canada and Panama and Greenland and if Europe doesn't do everything he says he wants it to be vulnerable to Russian attack. He's a man of peace.

[-] Cocopanda@futurology.today 12 points 3 days ago
[-] toofpic@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

Vlad is Vladislav
Vladimir is Vova
yeah, weird, i know

[-] Cocopanda@futurology.today 6 points 3 days ago

The more you know. Thank you. Fuck, Vova.

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