>A. Actually needs weapons at the moment
14,000 Donbass civilians would disagree.
>B. Is a giant human shield defending the rest of Europe from Neo-Stalinist goons
Do you even know what Stalinism is?
>C. Hasn’t ever colonized the Donbas people regardless of what Russian propaganda says
Ukraine claims control over the Donbass region and allows rogue battalions to harm innocent Russians living there.
>fund Ukraine simple as
Judging by how well the Mariupol re-build is going, Russia would be best to fund former-Ukraine's re-construction.