Commander of the Ground forces of the U.S. in Europe, Lieutenant General Ben Hodges says no doubt in the supply of weapons to the militants in the East of Ukraine.

According to the Censor.NET with reference to UNIAN, he said this at a briefing in Kyiv, answering the journalists ' questions.

"I absolutely think that it is clear that use those powers against the Ukrainian army - artillery system, modern equipment," it is absolutely clear that they receive direct support from Russia. Various high-precision systems do, and we understand that they are from Russia," said Hodges.

As the General noted, "if you don't believe that Russia has (the militants), this means that you don't want to believe it".

Hodges expressed confidence that Ukraine will emerge victorious from this conflict, including in political terms, but it is also necessary to make diplomatic efforts.
Source: http://censor.net.ua/