Duma speaker: USAID played role in preparing coups worldwide

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has played a role in preparing coups worldwide, Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said, Report informs via TASS.

The agency's so-called "democracy promotion" programs have harmed Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia, and a number of other countries, Volodin argued.

In the past decade, USAID has spent more than $2 billion on former Soviet republics, of which "52% was allocated to Ukraine," according to Volodin.