Hague trial: Russia denies it gave weapons to Donbas militants

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Denying it supplied and continues to supply weapons to Donbas militants, the Russian representative at the trial in Hague Ilya Rogachov said today the rebels found the weapons stored in mines or left by the Ukrainian army withdrawing from eastern Donbas.

“The main source of weapons for Donbas militants were the ones left over from the Soviet times, he said.

Rogachov did not elaborate on Ukraine’s evidence of supplying to the rebels the newest weapons used only by the Russian army.

It is worth recalling that the main warehouse of the old Soviet weapons is located in Bahmut. In 2014, the militants made several attempts to seize it – without any success.

Pres. Putin also denies the presence of Russian regulars in Donbas, numbering 5,000, according to experts.

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