Russia Aims to Create a U.S.-Inspired Foreign Aid Initiative to Boost Its Influence
Russia’s Cultural Diplomacy Agency Plans Foreign Aid Program Yevgeny Primakov, who leads Rossotrudnichestvo, Russia’s agency for cultural diplomacy, announced on Tuesday that the government intends to initiate a foreign aid program inspired by the U.S. International Development Agency (USAID). Officially named “The Independent State Department’s Federal Agency,” Rossotrudnichestvo operates as part of the Russian Ministry […]