President Donald Trump's dismantling of U.S.-funded international media outlets such as Voice of America could put their journalists at risk, including nine currently jailed worldwide, Reporters Without Borders warned Monday.

The Trump Administration on Saturday ordered nearly all 1,300 employees of Voice of America (VOA) to be placed on leave. It also terminated funding for its sister broadcasters such as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL),

EU powers said on Monday they would try to save Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - the U.S.-funded news outlet set up to reach people under communism during the Cold War - but warned they might struggle to replace funding cut by Donald Trump.

After Trump's March 14 executive order effectively dismantled Voice of America, an international media service, some sounded alarms

All full-time employees and contractors with the government-funded Voice of America, the nation's largest international broadcaster, were informed over the weekend that they have been placed on administrative leave,

More than 1,300 staff placed on administrative leave as White House accuses VOA of being anti-Trump, "radical" and "leftist".