As the world descends into carnage, the spineless leaders of Europe are absorbed in a dream

In a foyer on the fringes of the Munich Security Conference stands a Shahed-136 drone. With a wingspan of eight feet and a top speed of 115mph, this loitering munition is one of Tehran’s best known military exports, proving devastatingly effective as a low-cost harassment weapon. The trophy was displayed by a group called United Against Nuclear Iran, in an attempt to jolt European powers out of their slumber. Its location, Ukraine House, a hub for highlighting the struggle against Putin, was not accidental: though made in Iran, the drone was launched by the Russians and downed in Ukraine, before being cleaned up by the Poles and transported to Munich.