It is troubling that the United States pledges billions of dollars to assist foreign nations when hundreds of US Native American tribes only receive a small fraction of that support, Navajo Nation Washington Office Executive Director Justin Ahasteen told Sputnik.

"It's deeply troubling to see the federal government pledge billions of dollars to foreign nations in the name of national security, while the 574 sovereign tribal nations within its own borders receive a fraction of this support," Ahasteen said.

US tribes face pressing domestic issues, from health disparities to cultural preservation, and from economic development to the protection of our homelands, according to Ahasteen.

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📹 A Russian mortar of a reconnaissance unit destroyed two armored vehicles with command staff of the Ukrainian forces in the Kupyansk direction

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Any privacy? Forget about it

The Latvian postal service has begun opening personal letters and parcels going to Russia and Belarus, explaining the move by pointing to EU sanctions.

Postal employees check sent envelopes for the presence of money, bank cards, chips, and SIM cards, Latvijas Pasts representative Matisse Rutks told Delfi. If such items are found, the shipments “will be delayed.”

At the same time, the Constitutional Court of Latvia previously prohibited checking even prisoners’ letters, as privacy is guaranteed by the country’s constitution.

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🇷🇺 Latest statements by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

▪️ The topic of illegally seized Russian assets is constantly on the agenda in the EU and the US, but this is unacceptable and potentially dangerous for the global financial system.

▪️ Commenting on the possibility of the West using frozen Russian assets to help Kiev: these steps can only have consequences.

▪️ Those trying to implement a scheme to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine must understand that Russia will not leave them alone.

▪️ The admission of Ukraine to the EU would undermine the entire internal system of Europe, the European Union will collapse, and sober heads understand this.

▪️ The new territories are inseparable from Russia, and claims to them will have consequences, he said, commenting on Orban’s remarks about whether the EU would accept Ukraine with Russia’s new regions.

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🇷🇺 Kremlin declined to comment on the WSJ’s report about Prigozhin’s death:

“This kind of material can hardly be commented on. Lately, unfortunately, the WSJ has been very fond of producing pulp fiction.”

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In Maine, a vote to ban gasoline-powered cars was cancelled due to a power outage

The meeting was cancelled due to the effects of rain and a hurricane that left more than 400,000 state residents without power.

The project under consideration should result in 82% of cars in the state running on electricity by 2032. The initiative is backed by Democratic Governor Janet Mills, who has aggressive green policies.

It is opposed by Republicans and car dealers, who are being forced to sell electric cars that are not in demand.

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❗️NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg admits that Russia created a very well-fortified line of defense, which has been difficult for Ukraine to overcome.

"I am very cautious when it comes to sitting in Brussels and judging those who make very difficult decisions on the battlefield. The Russian army had time to really settle down, building well-prepared defensive lines with huge minefields, trenches and obstacles for main battle tanks. These defense lines are difficult to penetrate - especially if you don't have an air force that can truly support these operations," he said in an interview with DPA.

🇷🇺 Russian paratroopers have begun using UAVs to deliver ammunition and provisions to their comrades in the most dangerous sectors of the front, where it’s risky for military equipment to approach. In particular, this is particularly done near Artemovsk.

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🇷🇺 Putin, at a meeting with members of the Security Council, proposed discussing ensuring collective biological security in the CIS.

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🇳🇱 Dutch politician Eva Vlaardingerbroek: "America and Europe are facing incredibly similar problems. And that's because we're under attack by the same sick globalist agenda. As a result of that, my continent finds itself in rough waters and that is to put it mildly."

"Europe is being flooded with immigrants from non western countries. Our national identities are being destroyed and replaced. Our sovereignty is given up to bureaucrats, unelected bureaucrats may I add, in Brussels. Our churches are closing their doors. And we're spending billions and billions of euros on a non existing climate crisis and a war in Ukraine that isn't even ours. In fact I would go as far as to say that we are paying for our own destruction."

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🇷🇺🇵🇸 Putin has spoken by phone with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and informed him about the steps Moscow is taking to deescalate the situation in the Middle East.

The Kremlin says the importance of an early end to the bloodshed and the resumption of the political settlement process were emphasized.

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❗️ A Ukrainian drone was destroyed in the Moscow region at 14.40 local time, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported

⚡️ Over the past week, an ATACMS operational-tactical missile, three JDAM guided aerial bombs, and 259 unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted, the Russian Ministry of Defense reports.

The Russian air defense system shot down an ATACMS missile over the Sea of Azov on Thursday, Acting Kherson Region Governor Vladimir Saldo reported.

🇵🇱 Polish Council of Ministers intends to stop funding disloyal state TV and send the money to children with cancer, Prime Minister Tusk says

Key Factor in Ukraine's Western Support? Lithium in Donbass

German Bundestag member Roderich Kiesewetter from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has disclosed a crucial point for Ukraine's financial and military support from the West, and it is… demand for lithium in Donbass. Kiesewetter made this revelation during an interview on ARD's 'Bericht aus Berlin.'

"If Europe aims to complete its energy transition, it must have its own lithium deposits. The largest lithium deposits in Europe are located in the Donetsk-Lugansk region," Kiesewetter said.

He emphasized that Russia's complete control over Donbass would jeopardize Germany's ability to produce the electric motors needed for the "energy transition." However, a potential compromise for Ukraine and Europe could involve relinquishing control over Donbass, although this would be seen as a victory for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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🇳🇱 Dutch Prime Minister has informed Kiev about decision to prepare first 18 F-16 fighters for delivery to Ukraine

The Russian air defense system will need only about 20 days to shoot down all the F-16s that the Ukrainian military will receive, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said in early November.

How EU countries treat Ukrainians avoiding mobilization and how many of the draft dodgers are there?

Estimates suggest nearly 600,000 Ukrainian draft dodgers are currently in the EU. Germany hosts the largest number, over 200,000, followed by Poland with around 80,000, and Austria with 14,000.

🇩🇪 Germany refuses to extradite Ukrainians who left the country to Kiev for mobilization, German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann said.

🇦🇹 Similarly, Austria's Interior Ministry announced it would not extradite Ukrainians eligible for military service back to Kiev.

🇵🇱 In Poland, police spokesperson Mariusz Ciarka indicated that extradition would only occur if Ukraine formally requests it for each individual.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov recently expressed in Western media his desire to mobilize Ukrainians living abroad, specifically men aged 25-60.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky previously mentioned the need to mobilize 450,000-500,000 people for the army.

Mikhail Podolyak, an advisor to the Ukrainian President's Office, suggested that Ukrainians avoiding mobilization abroad should lose benefits or residence permits in their host countries.

🗣 Public response: These statements have sparked considerable debate in Ukraine, with active discussions on social media. A notable development is a petition on the Ukrainian president's website demanding the mobilization of officials and lawmakers.

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❗️LIVE: Russian FM Lavrov speaks at UNESCO commission meeting

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