Ireland investigates how its components end up in Iranian-made Shahed drones

He said this at a press conference in Kyiv after meeting with President Zelenskyy.

The official said he did not believe that Irish companies had violated sanctions.

"We are aware of the downing of this drone. We are conducting an investigation. We do not believe that any Irish companies could have violated the sanctions," he said.

“We don’t believe any Irish companies have evaded sanctions, but there are third parties that find ways around the sanctions, and it’s really important that we crack down on that and we do take it very seriously,” Varadkar added.

• On July 18, the head of Ukraine's presidential office, Andriy Yermak, said that parts made by Western and Asian countries were found in the drone shot down in Mykolaiv, including components from Ireland.