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John Ivison: Russia’s deadly crosshairs could be aiming at the heads of Canada’s defence contractors

Intelligence agencies have reportedly warned that Moscow is upping preparations to assassinate leaders of companies supplying drones to Ukraine

When Sentinel R&D, a Hamilton, Ont.-based defence firm, signed a deal with a Ukrainian drone firm, Airlogix, in May, the response from the Kremlin was unusual.

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The deal to build ReKam fixed-wing drones in this country drew the ire of Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who called Canada a “war monger” and said Russia reserves the right to “an appropriate response.”

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She added spice to the threat by vowing to publish the address of Sentinel’s facility in Hamilton.

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Russia’s ambassador in Ottawa, Oleg Stepanov, said the deal is proof that Canada is seeking to profit from the conflict. Moscow is factoring the deal into its military and political planning, he said ominously.

Sentinel’s CEO Kath Intson maintained that the project would proceed as planned, but quietly took........

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