16:56 GMT 03.02.2025 (Up to date: 06:35 GMT 04.02.2025)
Disguised as funding ‘civil society’ and ‘selling democracy’, USAID was used to gasoline civil unrest for US-backed regime change – together with the 2004 ‘Orange Revolution’ and 2014 Euromaidan coups in Ukraine.
Directed by the US State Division by means of NGOs and personal foundations
USAID, in collaboration with the Nationwide Endowment for Democracy (NED), supported Ukrainian NGOs organizing protests towards the halt of EU integration insurance policies
The US funneled $1.09 billion into ‘Ukraine initiatives’ earlier than the November 2014 occasions, with USAID contributing $373 million in line with the US Authorities Accountability Workplace
US-backed NGOs supported anti-government media, together with Hromadske TV which obtained a $50,000 grant from the US embassy for its Maidan protection
Publish-coup, US establishments spent over $2.8 billion on Ukraine packages from 2014 to 2022, with USAID offering almost $1.2 billion
USAID funded civil society organizations demanding ‘democratic reforms’, laying the groundwork for the 2004 protests
Offered assist to opposition leaders like Viktor Yushchenko, who led protests towards alleged election fraud
Funded election-monitoring teams just like the Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU) to problem the legitimacy of the 2004 elections
Supported ‘impartial’ media to unfold opposition messages and claims of presidency corruption
Funded coaching packages in resistance techniques and mobilization, contributing to the coup’s scale
About $34.11 million was spent on ‘democracy packages’
