Murder plot against Rheinmetall CEO was part of sabotage campaign, NATO says

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Russia planned to assassinate Armin Papperger, chief executive of German defence group Rheinmetall. The Kremlin has dismissed the data as “fake news,” but it has now been confirmed by NATO. “Papperger was one of them, but there were also other targets,” NATO chief James Appathurai told Dagbladet.

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Russian plot to assassinate Rheinmetall CEO uncovered by intelligence agencies

Russia reportedly had plans to assassinate Armin Papperger, the head of the German defense giant Rheinmetall, due to dissatisfaction with …

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They wanted to kill the boss of a German arms manufacturer.

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A senior NATO official confirmed to Politico that the organization had reliable information that Russia planned the assassination of Armin Papperger, the director of Europe's largest arms manufacturer, Rheinmetall. It was part of a broader plan that saw Russian secret services try to kill several CEOs of European arms companies, all thwarted by US and German security services.

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Russia Plots to Assassinate Key European Industry Leaders, NATO Warns EU

NATO’s James Appathurai told the European Parliament’s hybrid warfare committee on Tuesday that uncovering the plot to kill Rheinmetall’s CEO in July was the tip of the iceberg.

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‘Derailment of trains, assassination threats’ – Nato reveals plot for campaign of murder and sabotage by Russia

Nato said 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.