(OTTAWA) It is “extremely concerning” that Canadian-made parts could be found in Iranian drones used by Russia in its military assault on Ukraine, Justin Trudeau said, adding that the government is looking into the matter.
“We are obviously extremely concerned […] Canada manufactures extraordinary cutting-edge technology […]but we do not want this to be used in the illegal war that Russia is waging in Ukraine and the Iranian contribution [à la guerre] “said the Prime Minister on Monday.
An investigative project led by a Kyiv think tank has identified Canadian-made parts in Iran’s suicide drones that are part of the Russian arsenal, the report reported. Globe and Mail in its Monday edition.
“We will follow up with the company to try to determine how components that should not have ended up in the hands of actors like the Iranian regime ended up there,” said Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the meeting. an announcement in Ontario.
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly later assured that Ottawa had “issued no export permit for either Russia or Iran”.
The investigative project dubbed Trap Aggressor, led by Ukrainian investigative journalist Inna Popovych, found antenna components made by Ottawa-based company Tallysman Wireless in Iran’s Shahed 136 drones, lit- on in the article of Globe and Mail.
Its president, Gyles Panther, reported to the Toronto daily that his company had been informed “to his great regret”, assured that it was not complicit in it, and that it was “100% committed to supporting the Ukraine in the Face of Russian Aggression”.
The Kremlin used these drones to terrorize the streets of several Ukrainian cities last October. On the side of Tehran, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Kanani, denied having supplied these weapons to Moscow.