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Pentagon's soft power holds strong in ex-USSR countries despite Trump purge

Moldova's President Maia Sandu, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, USAID administrator Samantha Power and Scott Nathan, CEO of US International Development Finance Corporation, take part in the USAID Democracy Delivers Event during the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 20, 2022.
Moldova's President Maia Sandu, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, USAID administrator Samantha Power and Scott Nathan, CEO of US International Development Finance Corporation, take part in the USAID Democracy Delivers Event during the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 20, 2022. © David Dee Delgado/Pool/AFP
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are hunting down "waste" in US agencies providing support to former Soviet republics keen to break away from Moscow's influence. Meanwhile, the State Department and Pentagon continue to support a highly sensitive programme. [...]
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