Authoritarian regimes around the world cheer on dismantling of USAid

Elon Musk-led razing of US foreign aid agency led strong-arm rulers in Hungary, Belarus and elsewhere to celebrate

Moscow has welcomed the impending dissolution of USAid, joining a chorus of strongman leaders declaring victory over an organisation they have long portrayed as a vehicle of American political interference.

Russia's foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Thursday described USAid as anything but an aid, development and assistance agency" and instead branded it a mechanism for changing regimes, political order [and] state structure".