[Russia] - Hindered Russian Assassination Plot Targeted CEO of German Arms Maker Rheinmetall-- CNN

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ukraine, CNNreported Thursday, citing five anonymous U.S
and Western officials familiar with U.S
intelligence.U.S
intelligence had informed Berlin of these plans, allowing German security services to foil the plot against Armin Papperger, the U.S
broadcaster said
An unnamed high-level German government official confirmed to CNN that the U.S
had warned Germany.CNN did not say when exactly Russia had allegedly planned to kill Papperger and whether it sought to carry out the plot
industry executives who were supporting Ukraine in its fight against invading Russian forces.The U.S
National Security Council, the German and Russian embassies in Washington and Rheinmetall have all declined to comment on the reported plot
against Papperger.Papperger later said he believed the outline of the report but could not confirm details of the plot, telling the
being alerted by U.S
intelligence of the plot, Papperger added.The Kremlin on Friday dismissed the report."It's all presented in the style of another fake story,
to stop the flow of Western arms to Ukraine for over six months
contributed reporting.