BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union and its partners have pledged 5.8 billion euros ($6.3 billion) for Syria and its neighbours, said the EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on Monday.

A U.S. federal judge on Monday pressed the Trump administration to provide details about hundreds of Venezuelans it deported despite a court order barring it from doing so, and gave the government until Tuesday to explain why officials believed they had complied with his order.

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday that it was sad to hear that the U.S. was withdrawing funding for Radio Free Europe but that the EU cannot automatically come in with funding.

The US president signed an executive order on Friday to stop funding the American global broadcaster, following criticism from Elon Musk.

The Czech Republic wants to discuss the future of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty at a meeting of European Union ministers on Monday, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said after U.S. funding for the news service was cut.