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Meet Australia’s ethical arms dealer

Meet Australia’s ethical arms dealer

Oleg Vornik fled Russia as a teen when his homeland took an authoritarian turn. Now he is helping Ukraine defend itself against Putin’s army.

Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondent
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For a guy on Vladimir Putin’s naughty list, Oleg Vornik remains sanguine about his personal safety.

Russian-born Vornik found himself targeted by Moscow for sanctions last year because of his role as chief executive of DroneShield, an Australian-based supplier of counter-drone technology to Ukraine’s military.

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Andrew Tillett
Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondentAndrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.com

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