February 23, 2023, 08:50 – BLiTZ – News
RIA Novosti columnist Dmitry Kosyrev noted that the head of USAID and former US permanent representative to the UN Samantha Power wrote an article stating that democracies around the world should go on the offensive.
Kosyrev stressed that USAID has been repeatedly suspected of interfering in the internal affairs of other countries, including discrediting Russia and promoting LGBT values in Ukraine.
According to Kosyrev, Power puts forward in his article the idea that democracies around the world should overcome their mistakes, not consider every “autocrat” and “populist” a threat, and give the people in power more money to ensure economic growth and prosperity. .
In the article, Power also recalls USAID’s $30 billion budget and US and partner plans for global infrastructure funding.
Kosyrev believes that Power is using the article for self-promotion, to showcase how USAID is doing great work, and also to remind about the powerful budget of the office and its partners. He also notes that USAID has been seen interfering in the affairs of other countries, as well as influencing their public opinion.
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