The chief executive officer of a Hamilton drone manufacturer says threats from Russian officials won’t deter the company from building drones for Ukraine under a new partnership backed by the Canadian government.

“We take all threats to our security seriously,” said Katheron Intson, who’s also co-founder of Sentinel Research and Development. “But it really doesn’t change our plans at this point in time.”

The company was thrust into the international spotlight after Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Wednesday condemned the arrangement, accusing Canada of acting like a “warmonger” and threatening to publish the address of the Ontario company involved.