US EditionTrump administration to end European security programs focused on Russia
- The Trump administration announced on Thursday, September 4, 2025, plans to end military assistance programs for European countries near Russia's border.
- This decision follows a January executive order to reevaluate US foreign aid and a longstanding focus on reducing America's role in European defense.
- Key recipients such as Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will see cuts in funding that supports training and equipping their militaries to bolster defenses against Russia.
- The assistance plan, approved by Congress with funding through September 2026, will not be extended by the administration, which urges Europe to assume greater defense responsibility.
- Critics, including Senator Jeanne Shaheen, have called the move misguided, warning it could undermine allied readiness amid a three-and-a-half-year Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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US phases out security programs for European allies near Russia
Washington plans to wind down programs that trained and equipped east European militaries, U.S. officials told European diplomats. The move involves Section 333 funding, which has supported states on NATO’s eastern flank. A White House official said the step reflects Trump’s directive to review foreign aid and push Europe to shoulder more of its defense costs, according to the Financial Times. How much funding is at stake? The U.S. Government Ac…
The United States will gradually end long-standing security assistance programs for European countries bordering Russia, cutting hundreds of millions of euros in funding for European allies who would be on the front lines in the event of a conflict. The move is in line with Trump's "America First" policy, which seeks to reduce aid to other countries and force Europe to shoulder more of its own defense costs.
America cuts security aid to countries bordering Russia
A funny thing happened a day after the leaders of China, Russia, and North Korea got together to fingerpaint a picture of a new world order: it was announced on September 4th that the Trump administration will kill funding for security assistance programs that support nations on Russia's eastern border. — Read the rest The post America cuts security aid to countries bordering Russia appeared first on Boing Boing.
The decision is not the result of the current American-Russian meetings.
U.S. to end some security assistance programs for E.U. countries on Russia’s border — Financial Times
The U.S. is ending some security assistance programs for eastern European countries, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing informed sources. The programs in question, which fall under an authority known as section 333, provide training and supplies for U.S.-allied armies around the world. Key recipients in Europe include Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. From 2018 to 2022, the U.S. spent $1.6 billion on support for European partners throu…
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