Despite Increased Tensions, , US Continues to Send , Foreign Aid Into Russia and China.<br />'Newsweek' reports that despite heightened tensions, <br />the United States committed almost $110,000 in <br />foreign aid to Russia and another $240,000 to China.<br />'Newsweek' reports that despite heightened tensions, <br />the United States committed almost $110,000 in <br />foreign aid to Russia and another $240,000 to China.<br />According to the American state-run website <br />foreignassistance.gov, a majority of the <br />money is going to tiger conservation projects. .<br />According to the American state-run website <br />foreignassistance.gov, a majority of the <br />money is going to tiger conservation projects. .<br />Data shows that $107,847 is scheduled <br />to go to Amur Tiger Conservation in Russia.<br />In addition to monitoring the number <br />of tigers in Russia, the project conducts , "ecological studies of prey species to better <br />inform conservation management systems.".<br />'Newsweek' reports that the U.S. has also committed <br />$153,273 to a project in China aimed at "protecting Amur <br />tigers via community-led engagement in northeast China.".<br />According to the data, remaining funds were mostly spent <br />on "direct administration costs," including money for <br />travel expenses, personnel and "operations maintenance.".<br />Some spending information from the Agency <br />for International Development was redacted , "in accordance with the exceptions outlined in the <br />Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2016.".<br />'Newsweek' points out that the amount of money sent into <br />Russia and China pales in comparison to spending in <br />Ukraine, which has exceeded $10 billion in 2023 alone. .<br />This week, Russian foreign ministry <br />spokesperson Alexei Polischuk said that Moscow <br />would not remove nuclear weapons from Belarus unless , "the United States and NATO abandon <br />their destructive course of purposefully <br />undermining the security of Russia and Belarus.".<br />This implies the complete withdrawal <br />of all U.S. nuclear weapons to <br />U.S. territory and the elimination of the <br />corresponding infrastructure in Europe, Alexei Polischuk, Russian foreign <br />ministry spokesperson, via 'Newsweek'.<br />This implies the complete withdrawal <br />of all U.S. nuclear weapons to <br />U.S. territory and the elimination of the <br />corresponding infrastructure in Europe, Alexei Polischuk, Russian foreign <br />ministry spokesperson, via 'Newsweek'
