The media reported that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has suspended most of the existing foreign aid grants for 90 days. According to Politico, the order may concern the financing of military aid to Ukraine.
However, Ukrainian journalist Ostap Yarish claims that the Pentagon told him the exact opposite. According to him, this decree does not concern military support.
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— I don't know what Politico means exactly. I suspect it may be about the FMF program, but the funds earmarked for supporting Ukraine have long been spent, — the journalist claims.
Politico reported that it had received instructions that Rubio's order had been issued to all diplomatic and consular posts, and that it was effective immediately.
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According to the report, the document allegedly requires department employees to issue orders to cease work on almost all existing foreign aid grants.
However, the publication noted that the document leaves room for interpretation and provides for some exceptions.
In particular, it states that foreign military funding for Egypt and Israel will continue.
In At the same time, a current State Department official and two former Biden administration officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the document could halt aid to key allies Ukraine, Jordan and Taiwan.
