US Terminates Foreign Assistance To Russia Except Humanitarian Aid - State Dept.

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 03rd March, 2021) The United States will cease all aid to Russia under the Foreign Assistance Act excluding urgent humanitarian aid, the State Department said on Tuesday.

"As a result, the following sanctions will be imposed (full or partial waivers are noted below) after the 15-day Congressional notification period," the department said in a statement. "Foreign Assistance: Termination of assistance to Russia under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, except for urgent humanitarian assistance and food or other agricultural commodities or products."