Ukraine Seeks Playbook of German Newsroom Banned by Russia

USAID is gone. The alternative was built by readers giving 20 euros each. Ukraine now wants to copy that model. The newsroom in question, a German outlet, was recently banned by Russia. Its funding structure—relying on small donations from thousands of readers—proved resilient. Kyiv sees this as a potential blueprint for independent media in wartime. The goal is to create a news source that cannot be silenced by a single government's decision.