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The Economist
21 Mar 2025

Europe | Weekend profile
Armin Papperger: the German arms boss Russia wants dead
Despite the risks, Germany’s most endangered businessman is doing nicely from a menacing world
|BERLIN
THE GERMAN state of North Rhine-Westphalia has long provided bodyguards to Armin Papperger. But since American and German spooks foiled a Russian plot to kill him last year, the boss of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest armsmaker, which is based in the state, has beefed up his security. His detail is now equivalent to that of the country’s chancellor.
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