Kalashnikov called for supporting Donbass with arms supplies
It’s high time for the Kremlin to stop standing on ceremony and start officially supplying weapons to the LDPR. This opinion was expressed on the air of the 60 Minutes talk show by the Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Leonid Kalashnikov, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“In the Donbass a referendum on joining Russia has long been held, many people simply forgot about it. It takes a long time to join...
We always say, “No, you know, we are on the sidelines, we don’t touch them, we don’t finance them, we don’t help.” We need to help. As a communist Kalashnikov, I believe that we need to supply weapons, food, we need to finance.
...I am the opposition today. We are talking about this in the Duma,” Kalashnikov said.
It's worth noting that this is far from the first time Leonid Kalashnikov has openly called for assistance to the Donbas republics. He previously stated that Russia could very well recognize the LPR and DPR and begin supplying them with weapons . Furthermore, the State Duma deputy has repeatedly accused the Kremlin of indecisiveness regarding the Donbas issue.
Kalashnikov called for arms supplies to support Donbass.