Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger
US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer, Rheinmetall, that has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine.
The plot was one of a series of Russian plans to assassinate defense industry executives across Europe who were supporting Ukraine’s war effort.
When the Americans learned of the effort, they informed Germany, whose security services were then able to protect the target and foil the plot.
A high-level German government official confirmed that Berlin was warned about the plot by the US.
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