On the eve of the meeting, #Donald_Trump ordered to reduce to a minimum the staff and functions of the #US Agency for Global Media (#USAGM), which includes the #Voice_of_America and #Radio_Liberty.
#Radio_Liberty also recently received an official notice of funding suspension. The publication was founded in 1950 and employs about 1,000 people.
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🤔 #Voice_of_America effectively shuts down due to #Trump's executive order — #Reuters
A significant number of employees have been placed on administrative leave without access to work resources. The scale of the layoffs is not yet known, but journalists report that the publication, which spoke in 49 languages, has effectively ground to a halt.
"He won't answer a simple question!" 🙄
Journalists asked #US Vice President #JD_Vance whether the pause in aid to #Ukraine gives the Russians an advantage.
"We want the #Ukrainians to have a sovereign and independent country. We think the #Ukrainian troops have fought very bravely."
"The President is trying to send a very explicit message: the #Ukrainians have got to come to the table and start negotiating with President #Trump," he replied.
#Ukrainians in the #Czech_Republic raised almost $19 000 for a prosthesis for a war veteran choreographer.
#Yevhen_Skripnichuk lost his leg while performing a combat mission in #Chasiv_Yar, #Donetsk region. Before the war in #Ukraine, the man taught children and trained adults in a club of sports and ballroom choreography.
Now #Yevhen can walk and dance again!
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Now, his main wish is to return to work, as he has devoted 20 years to this profession.
"There's a war going on in the country, and I'm missing important moments. And for me, as an operator, that's unacceptable," #ivan says.
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#Mirna_Ayshoa, an #Iraqi woman who immigrated to the #US 10 years ago, learns #Ukrainian, cooks #Ukrainian dishes, and plays #Ukrainian music on the drums.
She fell in love with #Ukrainian culture while helping refugees from #Ukraine.
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◾️ As #Voice_of_America has learned, several #African and other governments have shown willingness to cooperate. For example, #Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Education posted an advertisement for the #Alabuga_Start program.
Investigative journalists found similar documents from the governments of #Uganda, #Mali, and #Burkina_Faso. The #Bangladesh Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training announced that it was accepting applications for the program.
manufacturing training, according to an investigation by The #Washington_Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/08/17/russia-iran-drone-shahed-alabuga/).
▪️ Cooperation with #African governments
#Albright claims that #Alabuga representatives recently visited #Sierra_Leone, #Zambia, and #Madagascar, signing memoranda of understanding with local organizations. These ties, he believes, signal a potential expansion of recruitment efforts.
The #Voice_of_America has found that some #African governments are willing partners of #Alabuga.
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