Earlier, Musk, who leads the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said that USAID had been closed down.
"Smart move by @elonmusk, trying to plug USAID's Deep Throat. Let's hope notorious Deep State doesn't swallow him whole," Medvedev wrote in English on the X social network, TASS reported.
Explaining the decision to dismantle USAID, Musk said that this structure is "beyond repair." Earlier, he accused USAID of funding the development of biological weapons.
The AP cited sources as saying that two USAID security managers were placed on administrative leave because of a conflict with DOGE. They refused to turn over classified documents to Musk’s agency.
In late January, NBC News reported that more than 50 USAID employees were placed on administrative leave with full pay and benefits until further notice. This decision was made following an audit that uncovered "several actions within USAID that appear to be designed to circumvent the President’s Executive Orders and the mandate from the American people," according to the agency’s new acting administrator Jason Gray.