USAid Ordered Out Of Moscow As Putin's Protest Crackdown Continues -- The GuardianAmerican agency for international development has until 1 October to shut its office in Moscow.
Russia has ordered a key US agency to shut down operations as Vladimir Putin continues to crackdown on a protest movement that he maintains was orchestrated by the US state department.
The government has given the US agency for international development (USAid) until 1 October to shut its office in Moscow. "While USAid's physical presence in Russia will come to an end, we remain committed to supporting democracy, human rights, and the development of a more robust civil society in Russia," state department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said in a statement.
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Moscow forces U.S. to close down its aid mission in Russia -- Reuters
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My Comment: The U.S. State Department is downplaying this development. What's my take .... just one more example that the U.S. - Russian reset is (very) dead.
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