EU’s foreign policy chief laments US funding cuts to Radio Free Europe
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#6VZZ5)
Kaja Kallas says the bloc cannot automatically fill the gap left by the US
The EU's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, expressed disappointment over US funding cuts to Radio Free Europe and said the EU could not automatically fill the gap.
The US Agency for Global Media stopped grants over the weekend to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), which was founded during the cold war and broadcasts to 23 countries, including Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Iran and Afghanistan.
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