Rheinmetall CEO: Russia Plotted My Assassination
Rheinmetall ceo Armin Papperger believes Russia plotted to assassinate him because of the expansion of the West’s military supplies, he said in a January 28 interview with bns in Lithuania.
I think it’s quite obvious that countries like Russia are not very happy that we, as the world’s largest producer of large-caliber ammunition, are helping Western countries in terms of defense.
—Armin Papperger
Rheinmetall is Germany’s largest producer of arms and has been essential in providing Ukraine with 155 mm artillery shells, as well as helping Europe to militarize amid fear of Russia.
Details: Papperger’s statement came right after nato officials confirmed that there was a Russian plot to kill him.
- The plot was uncovered by United States and German intelligence and widely reported on in July 2024—but now it has been officially confirmed.
- The plot was part of a series of Russian schemes to assassinate defense industry executives throughout Europe, according to James Appathurai, nato deputy assistant secretary general for Innovation, Hybrid and Cyber.
- Appathurai added that Russia recruits for these plots online, hiring “criminal gangs or unwitting youth or migrants.”
Hybrid warfare: Recently, Russia has recently been suspected of numerous incidents of sabotage as it wages its hybrid warfare against Europe. These include cyberattacks, attacks on undersea infrastructure, plots to set fire to planes, and more.
We have seen incidents of sabotage taking place across nato countries over a period of the last couple of years, by which I mean derailment of trains, acts of arson, attacks on politicians’ property, plots to assassinate industry leaders, like publicly the head of Rheinmetall, but there were other plots as well.
—James Appathurai
Rising superpower: nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said in December that it was time for the alliance to shift to a “wartime mindset” as it faces the Russian threat. Watch for Russian aggression to prompt Europe to unite and form a militaristic superpower as prophesied in your Bible.
To learn about these prophecies, read “Russia’s War on Ukraine Is Reshaping Europe.”