The appointment of Yuliia Svyrydenko, a business-oriented official, shows how Kyiv is trying to persuade the Trump administration that working with the country can be lucrative, even in wartime.
Tag: Foreign Aid
In East Timor, U.S. Retreats From Plan to Build ‘Lifesaving’ Sewage Plant
A U.S. aid agency had committed hundreds of millions of dollars to the project, which could help provide clean water. Now its board wants to pull out of the agreement.
Secretive Program That Keeps Ukraine’s Weapons Firing Is Suddenly in Doubt
A Czech Republic-led effort gathers munitions for Kyiv from around the world, but an opposition party expected to win elections there has vowed to drop it.
Trump Wades Into Bailout Politics in Offering a Lifeline to Argentina
A $20 billion loan to support Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, could come with economic and political risks.
In a Sudden Shift, Trump Says Ukraine Can Win the War With Russia
President Trump’s pivot could give him room to distance himself from a conflict that he once promised to solve in days or weeks.
‘Your Countries Are Going to Hell’: Trump Airs His Grievances at the U.N.
In a meandering address, President Trump rebuked global institutions and complained about immigration, environmentalists, windmills and more.
U.N. Gathers Amid Its 80th Anniversary and a ‘Free Fall’
The wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan will hang over the annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly next week in New York. So, too, will budget and identity crises.
A Maternity Ward in Chad Reaches Its Breaking Point as U.S. Aid Dries Up
The fallout of the war has led to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, but aid to its victims is vanishing. Pregnant women’s lives are in the balance.
How China Stands to Gain as the U.S. Steps Away From the U.N.
U.S. funding cuts are straining the United Nations and giving Beijing an opening to strengthen its influence, at a fraction of the cost Washington once paid.
U.S. to Cut Out Nongovernmental Groups in Refocusing Health Aid
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States would negotiate agreements to deliver aid in new ways and would focus on the Western Hemisphere and Asia Pacific.