US President Joe Biden stated Washington’s plans to enhance twice on support for democracy around the world, which will amount to hundreds of millions of dollars. He told about it on the “Summit for Democracy”, reports the newspaper “Moscow Komsomolets”.
On the Implementation of the Democratic Update Initiative in the world, the White House plans to allocate $ 424 million from the country’s budget. This money will go to ensure the transparency and accountability of the authorities of foreign states, the maintenance of freedom and the fight against corruption in the world. The purpose of this program, the American authorities called the definition and protection of such a thing as “fair elections”.
Previously, Joe Biden stated that authoritarian states seek to strengthen their own power, its export and expansion due to external pressure on other countries. He reproached autocracy in justifying repressive practices as a more “efficient” way to solve modern problems.