American and German intelligence services have thwarted a Russian plot to assassinate the chief executive of Germany’s largest arms manufacturer, it has been claimed.
Armin Papperger, under whose leadership Rheinmetall has set up artillery shell factories and tank repair workshops in Ukraine, is said to have been the main target of a conspiracy to kill senior figures from the European defence industry who have been instrumental in supporting Kyiv.
If the claims are confirmed, the incident would mark a serious escalation in Russia’s campaign of sabotage and disruption across Europe, which has been intensifying in recent months.
While the Russian security services have carried out the contract killing of a former Chechen rebel commander in Berlin, they were not previously known to have contemplated an
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Publish date : 2024-07-11 19:00:00
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