Kremlin dismisses reports of assassination plot against German arms maker

The Kremlin on Friday dismissed a report that Russia was plotting to assassinate the chief executive of a major German arms maker supplying weaponry to Ukraine.

Citing five unidentified US and Western officials, CNN reported Thursday that the United States informed Germany that the Russian government had a plan to kill Armin Papperger, the head of Rheinmetall.

Asked about the report on Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed it as appearing to be “fake” and said it could not be taken “seriously.”