Russia removes USAID from country

Russia plans on ending USAID activities. They say the U.S. department has "undermined their sovereignty" by monitoring elections and running human rights groups. They also blame Hillary Clinton for giving civilians "a signal" to protest in Russian streets.

U.S. State department official Victoria Nuland had this to say:
     "It is regrettable that the Russian people are not going to be able to benefit from the support that the American people are sending their way in this areas of health (and) environment."

I feel this may hurt relations between Russia and USA. This may hurt both economies if it affects the imports.


source: http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/19/world/europe/russia-usaid-expulsion/index.html?iref=allsearch