Putin readily agreed to Shoigu's suggestion: the Russians sent captured Western weapons to the Donbass armed forces to enhance their combat effectiveness and make them better cooperate with the Russian army. Russian Satellite News Agency reported on March 11 that at the Russian Federation security conference held on the same day, Russian Defense Minister Shoigu reported to Putin that the Russian army seized many weapons aided by Western countries from the Ukrainian army, including anti-tank missiles, man-portable air defense systems, tanks, small arms, etc., can be handed over to the armed forces of the "Donetsk People's Republic" and the "Luhansk People's Republic" for use?
Putin thought this proposal was good and readily agreed, telling Shoigu: "As for the delivery of weapons, especially Western-made weapons captured by the Russian army, I certainly support the handing over of them to the armed forces of the 'Donetsk People's Republic' and the 'Luhansk People's Republic'. ”
Providing the captured advanced Western weapons to the Donbas Armed Forces for use can greatly improve their combat effectiveness, so that they can better assist the Russian army in the special military operations of the war in Ukraine, as well as the defense capabilities of the Donbass after the end of the military conflict, killing two birds with one stone, without spending a penny of their own, Putin naturally supports such a thing, but the Western countries have become the "transport team" of the Russian army and the Donbass armed forces.
