US aid was long a lifeline for Eastern Europe. Trump cuts are sending shockwaves through the region FILE - United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks during a visit to the site of Moldelectrica Chisinau Substation in Braila, a USAID supported project, south of the capital of Moldova, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
A banner of the USAID for a supported project for the rehabilitation of two water towers is seen in the village of Ciorescu, Moldova, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)
An elderly woman walks by a banner presenting a USAID supported project for the rehabilitation the water supply network in the village of Todiresti, Moldova, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)
Children walk by a banner presenting a USAID supported project for the extension of the fire hidrants network in the village of Sireti, Moldova, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)
People walk on a foggy morning in the village of Todiresti, Moldova, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, where USAID supports projects for the rehabilitation and extension of the water suplly and fire hidrants networks. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)
The power station in Braila, Moldova, a USAID supported project, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)
The Moldelectrica Chisinau Substation power station in Braila, Moldova, a USAID supported project, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)
The Moldelectrica Chisinau Substation power station in Braila, Moldova, a USAID supported project, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)
FILE - United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, second left, talks with acting director of Moldelectrica, Sergiu Aparatu, left, Moldova's Prime Minister Dorin Recean, center, and US Ambassador to Moldova Kent Doyle Logsdon during a visit to the site of Moldelectrica Chisinau Substation in Braila south of the capital of Moldova, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
FILE - United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a visit to the site of Moldelectrica Chisinau Substation in Braila south of the capital of Moldova, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
FILE - United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, center, and Moldova's Prime Minister Dorin Recean, right, listen to USAID Moldova Mission Director Jeff Bryan, left, during a visit to the site of Moldelectrica Chisinau Substation in Braila south of the capital of Moldova, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
A banner presents a USAID supported project for the rehabilitation of two water towers in the village of Ciorescu, Moldova, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)
A banner presents a USAID supported project for the rehabilitation of two water towers in the village of Ciorescu, Moldova, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurel Obreja)
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FILE - United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks during a visit to the site of Moldelectrica Chisinau Substation in Braila, a USAID supported project, south of the capital of Moldova, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)