Ukraine slams German arms maker over CEO's 'Lego drone' insult to Kyiv-built aircraft
Ukrainian officials have strongly rebuked Rheinmetall for its head of business Armin Papperger publicly mocking the country as "playing with Legos" regarding their own-made drones. The controversy erupted after a video clip went viral showing Mr. Papperder laughing at footage that depicted Kyiv's homegrown drone production, which he described in an interview to German media outlets on March 29th using terms like 'housewives' and toys rather than serious weaponry.
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German defense company Rheinmetall issued a statement expressing respect for the Ukrainian defence efforts after facing backlash over comments that appeared to downplay innovation in warfare.
— (Kyiv Independent)"Each woman and each man makes an invaluable contribution": German giant Rheinmetall retracts its remarks about "housewives" (Bfmtv)
— [Mar 30, 25:16] 'Chaque femme et chaque homme apporte une contribution inestimable': le géant allemand Rheinmetail retropèdale aprës les propos de son PDG sur les me'nageères ukrainiennes (Bfmtv)German defence giant Rheimetal has sought to ease a row caused by its CEO when he likened Ukrainian factories producing drones to 'housewives' making toys.
— (Theguardian)