Western Components in Russian Drones

Ukraine is criticizing the United States and other countries after Western components were found in Russian drones. Fox News Radio's Jonathan Savage joins us with the details. 

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Is something that's turned out to be a little awkward.
The Ukrainian's presidents criticizing the United States and others after
Western components have been found in Russian drones, the ones
attacking his cities. This is West Michigan's Morning News. See
Kelly bret Keita. Jonathan Savage on the story with Fox

(00:21):
News Radio in London this morning. Jonathan, thanks for doing.

Speaker 2 (00:23):
This today, My pleasure.

Speaker 1 (00:26):
So I guess the other way around has been the
way things have been working, as we were fueling Ukraine
against Russia. So how did we answer those accusations?

Speaker 2 (00:37):
These countries are meant to be supporting Ukraine, and of
course they are supporting Ukraine, but such in President Vladimir
Zelenski's dismay to discover more than one hundred thousand foreign
made parts in the Russian missiles and drones the bombard
in his country over the weekend, including American made converters,

(00:58):
missiles and drones, sensors, microelectronics, British micro computers, other parts
from the likes of Germany, Japan and the Netherlands. As
this is the result of Russia managing to get around
the many many sanctions that are on its country. And
on its economy, and somehow these parts are being transferred

(01:21):
into Russia, into other countries, and he weapons for Russia,
and they're lending up in Ukrainian buildings.

Speaker 1 (01:27):
I mean, I guess it's Amazon Prime days. How does
could one possibly, as a Western country, monitor where it
all ends up.

Speaker 2 (01:36):
I think it's pretty difficult to do. President Zelensky is
calling for further effective sanctions. He says it's crucial to
shut down every scheme that circumvents sanctions, and he says
that his country's backers already have enough data in order
to do so. And I think often we're seeing these
components being sold or shipped off to one country, and

(01:59):
then another country, and eventually to a bordering country of Russia,
and possibly being either legally sold by those countries or
smuggled over the border into Russia. It's clearly the Russians
have found a way to get what they need.

Speaker 1 (02:15):
As we talk a little bit about what's happening with
peace in the Middle East, let's touch on peace that
was to be broken by President Trump. Also between Russia
and Ukraine. Is anybody at any.

Speaker 2 (02:28):
Table, No, not right now? And in fact, today we're
hearing from a Russian diplomat who says that the impetus
to find a peace deal has proven to be largely exhausted. Following,
of course, the meeting in Alaska in August between Presidents
Trump and Putin. This was followed up by President Trump

(02:49):
saying he was disappointed with Vatimir Putsin and described Russia
as a paper tiger. So the Russians say the momentum
has been exhausted, and Rusians are blaming Ukraine's supporters for
exhausting that momentum.

Speaker 1 (03:05):
And then back to President Trump's twenty point plan. Was
it just twenty or was it twenty one? About peace
in the Middle East? Where do we stand in two
different fronts, right, two different cities to accomplish that.

Speaker 2 (03:20):
Yeah, these talks are now in their third day and
what we've heard today so far from Harmas is that
they've exchanged a list of the names of Israeli hostages
and Palestinian prisoners to be released under this swap her
mass As. It's optimistic about the talks that are taking
place in Egypt today. Still, of course, are many sticking points,
such as Hamas being told to have to disarm, and

(03:44):
so far the militants have not been willing to discuss
that particular issue at these negotiations, but there are some
bigger names turning up, Steve Wick Coffin and Jared Kushter.
For the first time they're going to be actually taking
part in these talks, which perhaps is death that they're
getting down to some more difficult points of conversation.

Speaker 1 (04:04):
Jonathan Savage with Box News Radio, Ian London, thank you
for your time today.

Speaker 2 (04:08):
Thank you