The EU has stepped in to provide millions of dollars injected into free European/broadcast freedom to continue to operate as the IBC fights the Trump administration Congress has designated Congress funds.

"We appreciate the emergency funding to help keep free Europe/broadcast free radio," the network president Steve Capus said in a statement from Brussels.

“As long as these funds are withheld, the survival of Free Radio is at risk,” Capps said.

Radio Europe and Radio Freedom were established in the early 1950s as part of the Cold War program to counter Soviet propaganda and influence. They later merged. The news network seeks to provide non-ideological news coverage and programming to countries where the press cannot function freely.

Last year, according to the network, including Russia, Ukraine, Baltic countries, Hungary, Iran, Iran and other Central Asia and the Caucasus, there are more than 47 million unique users per week in 23 countries relying on its coverage. The Trump administration initially tried to tear down free Europe/radio freedom and its sister networks, including Voice of America. His senior adviser Kari Lake called them biased, Claims they served anti-US fares.

Although President Trump cited the need to determine budget cuts throughout the administration, his actions skillfully incorporated a larger strategy to undermine the financial and independence of the news media.

The action includes executive orders aimed at eliminating federal funds for public broadcasting and claims to public broadcasting to the company’s fire committee members. Trump's FCC appointees investigated all major broadcast networks. Trump and his allies have filed private lawsuits against major news outlets.

Lake is a senior presidential adviser who is responsible for more than 500 terminations at U.S. Voice and its parent company last week. The Court of Appeal is considering a lawsuit by journalists, employees, unions and a coalition of journalists who say her actions violate federal law and protection of freedom of speech.

The U.S. government retained monthly payments for free European/Radio Free Radio until a federal judge ordered the release of $12 million. Late funds for parent clothing from media organizations around the United States were sent in April. The network is still awaiting federal payments in May.

On Monday, RFE/RL filed a request to file a new temporary restraining order with the court to force payments this month. It also calls for a preliminary injunction that requires the agency to send the entire $75 million to the network in the fiscal year ended September 30.

So far, Free Radio Europe/Free Radio Free has closed, putting dozens of employees on leave, canceling contracts with freelancers and cutting contracts for programming.

The EU's foreign policy head Kaja Kallas told reporters that $6.2 million will be provided to "support important work of European radio/free radio free radio".

“This is a short-term emergency fund for the safety net of (online) independent journalism,” she added.

Sweden had previously promised to donate $2 million to support the RFE/RL report, but the funds have not arrived yet.

"It starts with how much Europeans value the work done by RFE and how important they think it is in the news diet and the news ecosystem," said Rick Stengel, U.S. Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy under former U.S. President Barack Obama.

He pointed out in particular the network's reports on Russia and Hungary, and their impact on other European countries. Stengel also told NPR that this emergency funding crisis showed that a model could prove to be more stable.

"In many ways, it was a war and Cold War initiative after World War II, trying to help European countries ruled by the Soviet Union," Stengel said. "Since they're following, why don't you even provide consortiums that fund RFE, which is a combination of European and American funds?"

Such a solution may make it no longer rely on the unpredictable U.S. government whim, he said.