Hraparak daily of the Republic of Armenia (RA) writes as follows, in particular: The decision to terminate the activities of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has caused panic not only in the whole world, but also in Armenia, since a large group of political activists was feeding on American programs for years.

But the RA authorities’ circles are also in panic, since they realize that from now on they will become the target and financier of those deprived of foreign funding.

Representatives of some NGOs are already expressing that the RA government should compensate for their losses. And if their funding is not restored in the near future, then the authorities could take the financial problems of some NGOs on their shoulders.

Let us recall: the closure of the [USAID] office was a joint decision of [US President Donald] Trump and American billionaire Elon Musk, which was made in the context of reducing [US] public spending.

USAID was founded in the early 1960s and manages US assistance programs being provided to various countries. The organization has bases in more than 60 countries, including Armenia.