Deputy Kalashnikov: in case of complications in the situation in Donbass, Russia will provide assistance to the DPR and LPR 
DPR and LPR) in case of complications of the situation on the line of contact. Deputy of the State Duma for CIS affairs, Eurasian integration and relations with compatriots Leonid Kalashnikov promised to provide assistance to the Donbass republics. The deputy's words are reported by Interfax.
Kalashnikov admitted the possibility of arms supplies from Russia. “In case of complications in the situation in the DPR and LPR, Russia will provide assistance to these republics in a form adequate to the situation. There is no other way. In particular, if the other side is supplied with weapons, Javelin and so on, then Russia will probably supply something to protect people to the other side. It can also be the supply of weapons, “- said Kalashnikov.
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