Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall, a German arms and automotive manufacturer, arrives to the company's launch event, to be included in the DAX, on the floor of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 20, 2023. The German government said Friday July 12, 2024 that it “won't be intimidated" by Russian attempts to undermine the country's support of Ukraine, but refused to comment on a report that Moscow planned to assassinate Armin Papperger, the chief executive of a leading defense company. (Boris Roessler/dpa via AP, File)