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A lot of people who are citizens of authoritarian countries… are extremely worried, because this could leave them very vulnerable” and upend the “safe haven” they had been granted
the source added
If they lose their jobs, that could trigger visa expirations, leaving them essentially in legal limbo,
one of the sources told CNNWe see these media outlets really as beacons of truth, of democracy, and of hope for millions of people around the world,
said European Commission spokeswoman Paula Pinho, report AFP
Radio Free Europe is one of the few credible sources in dictatorships like Iran, Belarus, and Afghanistan. Tomorrow at the Council of Foreign Ministers, I will discuss with my colleagues how to at least partially maintain its broadcasting,
Jan Lipavsky saidWe certainly do, and if we see value in it, then it makes sense to consider ways to secure its future, including the possibility of buying it,
he told AFPBut there was really a push from the foreign ministers to discuss this and find the way, so this is the tasking to our side to see what can we do,
she addedThe cancellation of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s grant agreement would be a massive gift to America’s enemies,
the network’s President and CEO, Stephen Capus, said in a statement in reaction to the move
Sweden encourages all countries and the (European) Commission to really look into what we can do in terms of financing, to make sure that we continue to have a strong Radio Free Europe,
she told reporters in Brussels ahead of the meeting
It is sad to hear that U.S is withdrawing its funding,
Kallas told reporters, after chairing a meeting of EU foreign ministersComing from the other side of the Iron Curtain, actually it was (from) the radio that we got a lot of information,
she saidThe answer to that question is not automatically, because we have a lot of organizations who are coming with the same request,
she saidIf it shuts down, it cannot be easily rebuilt,
Lipavský said
Now the question for us is, can we come in with our funding to fill the void that the US is leaving? The answer to that question is … not automatically,
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These media outlets … can hardly be classified as popular and in demand in the Russian Federation,
Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said ... describing the decision to cut funding as an internal decision of the USLet us in Europe take responsibility for the radio station that has spoken to us with a free voice for years, and fund a free Europe … with European money,
he wrote
I have been officially dismissed as of 31 March. We were placed on paid leave on Saturday morning and fired on Sunday.”
However,Freedom of the press ... is critical for democracy. And this decision risks benefitting our common adversaries,
she said, without naming countries, groups or individuals
We are reiterating our support, ... We cannot always step in for the US and for whatever the US stops doing."
she told reporters, addingI can tell you this, these were bad people. That was a bad group of, as I say, hombres,
Trump told reporters on board Air Force One during a flight back to the White House after his weekend at Mar-a-Lago.jpg)
The Administration did not ‘refuse to comply’ with a court order. The order, which had no lawful basis, was issued after terrorist (Tren de Aragua) aliens had already been removed from U.S. territory,
Leavitt said