Revealed: Europe's role in the making of Russia killer drones

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : "We have a comprehensive global trade compliance programme through which we comply with all international trade rules and regulations.
58% : According to the report, Iran has already diversified its production through the use of a Syrian factory in the port of Novorossiysk but the production of drones is shifting to Russia, to the central Tartar region of Alabuga, although Tehran continues to supply the components.
58% : As part of that programme, we provide guidelines to our sales channels to assure each party in our supply chain understands its responsibility to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
53% : It claims:A wide range of components produced by western companies have been found in the downed drone models, according to the report to the G7, which comprises France, the US, the UK, Germany, Japan, Italy and Canada, plus the EU.
52% : Among the suggestions for action by Ukraine's western allies - at which they would probably baulk - are "missile strikes on the production plants of these UAVs in Iran, Syria, as well as on a potential production site in the Russian federation".
49% : "Iranian UAV production has adapted and mostly uses available commercial components, the supply of which is poorly or not controlled at all," the report says.Customs information is said by the Ukrainian report to show that "almost all the imports to Iran originated from Turkey, India, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Costa Rica".
47% : "A spokesperson for Infineon said it did not sell components to Iran and it had liquidated its operation in Russia in March last year.
44% : The experts dismantling bombs for clues to Putin's arms supplyIranian kamikaze drones used in the latest attacks on Ukrainian cities are filled with European components, according to a secret document sent by Kyiv to its western allies in which it appeals for long-range missiles to attack production sites in Russia, Iran and Syria.
41% : We continue to comply with export control and sanctions laws in the countries where we operate and we do not support any business in or with Russia, Belarus and other embargoed countries, including Iran.
36% : Their equipment is freely available to buy from retailers across Europe and the company has previously said it does not sell into Iran.

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