After the statement of CEO Armin Papperger about Ukrainian weapons manufacturers, Rheinmetall made a statement. The company’s official page published words of support for Ukraine. In addition, they recognized the effectiveness of Ukrainian innovations. News.LIVE reports on this with reference to the Rheinmetall message. The PromPolitInform portal informs.
Rheinmetall spoke out about Ukrainian innovations
As the company noted, Rheinmetall has the “highest respect” for the efforts made by the Ukrainian people in the fight against the Russians. The statement emphasized that for more than four years, “every woman and man has made an invaluable contribution” to the defense of Ukraine.
“A special merit of Ukraine is that it fights very effectively even with limited resources. The innovative strength and fighting spirit of the Ukrainian people are an inspiration to us. We are grateful for the opportunity to support Ukraine with the resources at our disposal,” the statement noted.
What preceded
As reported, Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger previously made a statement regarding Ukraine. He called Ukrainian manufacturers “housewives with a 3D printer.” In addition, Papperger noted that Ukraine allegedly does not create innovations in the production of weapons.
Ukrainian manufacturers responded to Rheinmetall CEO’s statement. As journalist Simon Schuster stated, in response to Papperger’s words, Skyfall representatives emphasized that the effectiveness of the developments had been proven on the front. In addition, drone manufacturers noted that now is the era of “housewives” if Ukrainian-made drones bring such a result.
At the same time, earlier, Head of State Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine, together with four other countries, is producing drones. These are Germany, Britain, Denmark and the Netherlands. Kyiv has also begun work on this issue with other countries.
