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Radio Free Europe has faced a freeze on funding due to measures taken by the Trump administration. Despite having obtained a temporary restraining order, the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) has yet to release the funds. The station's director, Kaps, stated that USAGM has terminated its satellite services, which has affected the broadcasts of the Russian-language channel “Current Time.” Currently, Russian viewers can only see a notice indicating the interruption of broadcasts. Radio Free Europe operates out of Prague and was originally a media outlet aimed at countering Soviet propaganda during the Cold War, currently employing 1,700 staff members. Due to funding issues, many employees have entered a state of unpaid leave. Kaps believes that the Trump administration wants the station to shut down.

Among a series of budget cuts to federal agencies by President Trump, funding for Radio Free Europe has been frozen. Although the station won a temporary restraining order in court, the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees it, has not released the frozen funds. The head of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Kabul, stated: "Today when we went to work, we found out that USAGM has terminated the satellite service covering Russia." This decision affects the around-the-clock broadcasts of the Russian-language channel "Current Time," which airs in Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and other regions. Kabul added: "USAGM informed us that the satellite contract responsible for transmitting the 'Current Time' program to Europe has been terminated."

USAGM has not responded to related requests. Kabul mentioned that currently, Russian audiences see a red screen showing: "We regret to inform you that the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) has decided to terminate the broadcast of 'Current Time'." Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is headquartered in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, and was established during the Cold War to counter Soviet propaganda. It now has about 1,700 employees and broadcasts in 27 languages to 23 countries, covering nations such as Russia, Belarus, Iran, and China. In 1995, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty moved from Munich to Prague.

Kabul stated that Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty has other ways to provide information to Russian audiences, "but the termination of satellite service is not an action from the Russian side; rather, it is an order from USAGM." On Tuesday, due to not receiving $77 million in operational funding disbursed by USAGM, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty had to place many employees on pay reduction leave. Kabul believes: "There is no doubt that the Trump administration wants us to shut down, and I think that's very clear."

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