However, while the prosecutors said they had documented “strong indications” of Putin’s direct role in the decision to send missiles, they said their evidence “was not concrete enough” for a new prosecution. At a news conference in The Hague on Wednesday, the JIT said its conclusions about Putin’s role were based on recorded telephone conversations in which Russian officials said that the decision to provide military support to the separatists could be made only by the Russian president. can support the Ukrainian people as well as what people around the world have been donating