State Department and USAID budget cuts

Analysts specializing in Russia and Ukraine fired from US State Department - NYT Last week, about 1,350 employees were fired from the US State Department. Among them were senior analysts at the Bureau of Intelligence, including those specializing in Russia and Ukraine. 16.07.25 17:30 4 258 28 Previously in trend: Reductions in US State Department and USAID budget cuts

Group tracking Russia’s abduction of Ukrainian children shuts down due to funding cuts by Trump administration - CNN The Ukraine Conflict Observatory of the Yale University Humanities Research Laboratory, which has been monitoring Russian war crimes, including the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia, is preparing to close. The reason is the reduction in funding by the administration of US President Donald Trump. 12.06.25 08:29 3 380 25 Previously in trend: Abduction of children by Russia State Department and USAID budget cuts

Trump said his cuts to USAID programmes were "devastating" US President Donald Trump has said that his administration's cuts to the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and its aid programmes around the world were "devastating". 22.05.25 08:39 11 921 39 Previously in trend: USAID funding termination State Department and USAID budget cuts

U.S. State Department shuts down office for countering foreign propaganda and disinformation Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced the closure of the Center for Global Engagement at the US Department of State, which was responsible for countering foreign propaganda and disinformation. 16.04.25 20:27 2 538 28 Previously in trend: State Department and USAID budget cuts

State Department denies complete US withdrawal from NATO funding The US State Department is opposed to a number of provisions of the White House Office of Management and Budget memorandum, including the "complete cessation of funding" for NATO. 16.04.25 10:17 1 328 12 Previously in trend: USA in NATO State Department and USAID budget cuts

Trump administration plans to completely cut off funding for UN and NATO - Washington Post Donald Trump's administration proposes to cut the budget of the US State Department by almost half. Humanitarian aid may be cut by 54%, and funding for the UN and NATO may be cut off completely. 15.04.25 12:18 6 405 38 Previously in trend: Reductions in US USA in NATO State Department and USAID budget cuts