The North Atlantic Alliance confirmed the intention of the leadership of the country's country of the Russian Federation to attempt to the life of the general director of the German defense concern Rheinmetall Armin Papperger. This is the first time that a high -ranking NATO official officially confirmed the existence of a conspiracy to kill Mr. Pappperger.

The corresponding statement made on Tuesday, January 28, the deputy head of NATO for innovation, hybrid and cyber technology James Appuray during a performance in the European parliament. He emphasized that in addition to the attempt on the head of Rheinmetall, there were other attempts "

" I mean the convergence of trains from rails, acts of arson, attacks on the property of politicians, conspiracies to kill the leaders of the industry, such as the head of Rheinmetall. But there were other attempts, ”said Appuray.

According to Appaturai, Russians are recruiting staff for their conspiracies on the Internet, using "

" But their goal is to create anxiety and undermine the support of Ukraine, ”said a senior NATO official.

On this occasion, he cited as an example the latest incidents with damage to infrastructure highways in the Baltic Sea.

" If you cut them off, this will cause significant economic damage, ”said Appurai.

The representative of NATO suggested that the investigation of such cases could take six or seven months. But NATO "

Appaturai urged Europe to "

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" Until sabotage, ”Politico quotes the words of the appaste after the hearing in the European Parliament.