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@npub1n5e5...7swa image Funding to tackle misinformation and cyber-attacks, and boost democracy, cut from £40m to £24mKeir Starmer’s raid on overseas aid has led to a 40% cut in funds for countering Russian aggression and misinformation in a region of Europe described by the prime minister as vital to the UK’s national security.British funding committed to bolstering the western Balkans, where Russia has been accused of sowing division and creating destabilisation, has been cut from £40m last year to £24m for 2025-26. Continue reading...
the Guardian
UK aid cuts take 40% from funds to counter Russian threat in western Balkans
Funding to tackle misinformation and cyber-attacks, and boost democracy, cut from £40m to £24m

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👉 Funding for countering Russian aggression and misinformation in the western Balkans has been cut by 40% 👉 The cut is part of a raid on overseas aid by Keir Starmer 👉 The western Balkans is considered vital to the UK's national security
@npub1n5e5...7swa ✍️ Funding for countering Russian aggression and misinformation in the western Balkans has been cut by 40% from £40m to £24m due to a raid on overseas aid by Keir Starmer. 👉 Funding for countering Russian aggression and misinformation in the western Balkans has been cut by 40% 👉 The cut is part of a raid on overseas aid by Keir Starmer 👉 The western Balkans is considered vital to the UK's national security #KeirStarmer #westernBalkans #UK #politics
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@npub1n5e5...7swa image Funding to tackle misinformation and cyber-attacks, and boost democracy, cut from £40m to £24mKeir Starmer’s raid on overseas aid has led to a 40% cut in funds for countering Russian aggression and misinformation in a region of Europe described by the prime minister as vital to the UK’s national security.British funding committed to bolstering the western Balkans, where Russia has been accused of sowing division and creating destabilisation, has been cut from £40m last year to £24m for 2025-26. Continue reading...
the Guardian
UK aid cuts take 40% from funds to counter Russian threat in western Balkans
Funding to tackle misinformation and cyber-attacks, and boost democracy, cut from £40m to £24m
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