The CEO of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall, Armin Papperger, believes Russia dislikes his company’s activities. That is why an assassination attempt was planned against him, stated Papperger, according to LRT.

Armin Papperger, Rheinmetall's CEO, addressed Russian displeasure with Western military support and confirmed his security amid assassination threats.

Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger believes Russia was frustrated with the expansion of the West's military supplies, and that is why it planned his assassination. Source: Papperger in an interview with BNS during his visit to Lithuania;

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NATO said on Tuesday that acts of sabotage carried out across the military alliance over the past years included threats to plot the murder of industry leaders such as the head of German arms maker Rheinmetall.

In recent years, NATO has been facing an increasing number of sabotage attacks within its member countries, and one of the most shocking incidents involves threats to assassinate Armin Papperger, the CEO of Rheinmetall,

Sabotage acts in NATO countries in recent years have included threats to assassinate weapons industry leaders, particularly the German arms maker Rheinmetall's CEO Armin Papperger, NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary-General James Appathurai said on Jan.