U.S. President Trump's attempt to shut down USAID had immediate ramifications for Ukraine, says Nicolas Zharov. Journal caught up with the LUkraine president and other attendees at the recent Ukraine Resilience Business Forum to get their opinions on rebuilding the country.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on "reevaluating and realigning" foreign assistance through USAID had immediate ramifications for Ukraine. "The impact was huge, " LUkraine president Nicolas Zharov told Journal in a recent interview. "I know many people had to leave their jobs – or were left without jobs, to be more precise – and of course many programmes were dependent on that aid."
Since 2023, Ukraine had been the top beneficiary of USAID funds globally. Although U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang issued a preliminary ruling on 18 March to block the agency’s complete shutdown, arguing the moves by the "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE) and its leader, Elon Musk, were likely unconstitutional, Zharov states, "In the humanitarian sector, there’s a big gap forming right now. Those programmes were life-changing – crucial for basic needs, such as food, shelter and water. It’s a catastrophe. I just can’t understand the current administration, that the responsibility of what happens next is on their shoulders."
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