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Borussia Dortmund CEO defends club’s sponsorship deal with Germany’s biggest arms manufacturer
4 weeks ago

Borussia Dortmund CEO defends club’s sponsorship deal with Germany’s biggest arms manufacturer

The Hindu  

Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke has defended the Bundesliga club’s controversial sponsorship deal with Germany’s biggest arms manufacturer despite strong criticism from fans. The Rheinmetall deal was a major issue at the club’s AGM on Sunday, when members were greeted by two mock tanks and an information stand against the agreement as they arrived at the venue. Dortmund’s three-year …

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Borussia Dortmund CEO defends club’s sponsorship deal with Germany’s biggest arms manufacturer
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Borussia Dortmund CEO defends club’s sponsorship deal with Germany’s biggest arms manufacturer

Associated Press  

DORTMUND, Germany — Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke has defended the Bundesliga club’s controversial sponsorship deal with Germany’s biggest arms manufacturer despite strong criticism from fans. The Rheinmetall deal was a major issue at the club’s AGM on Sunday, when members were greeted by two mock tanks and an information stand against the agreement as they arrived at the …

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Borussia Dortmund’s sponsorship deal with major arms maker set for heated debate at club’s AGM
1 month ago

Borussia Dortmund’s sponsorship deal with major arms maker set for heated debate at club’s AGM

The Hindu  

Borussia Dortmund’s sponsorship deal with an arms maker profiting from wars in Ukraine and elsewhere looks set to be a major topic for discussion at the club’s AGM on Sunday. The Schwatzgelb Dortmund fanzine has published a motion from fan Wilfried Harthan on behalf of the Heinrich Czerkus supporters’ group calling on the club to terminate the deal with Rheinmetall …

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Borussia Dortmund fans protest their club’s sponsorship deal with German arms manufacturer
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Borussia Dortmund fans protest their club’s sponsorship deal with German arms manufacturer

Associated Press  

DORTMUND, Germany — Borussia Dortmund fans protested their club’s controversial sponsorship deal with an arms manufacturer during the team’s Bundesliga opener on Saturday. The second half of Dortmund’s 2-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt started against a backdrop of banners criticizing Dortmund’s three-year sponsorship deal with Düsseldorf-based Rheinmetall – the world’s largest maker of artillery ammunition. On Wednesday, supporter association Südtribüne …

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Dortmund fans to protest against club’s sponsorship deal with arms manufacturer Rheinmetall
4 months ago

Dortmund fans to protest against club’s sponsorship deal with arms manufacturer Rheinmetall

Associated Press  

DORTMUND, Germany — Borussia Dortmund supporters are planning to start the Bundesliga season with major protests against the club’s sponsorship deal with German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall. “We firmly reject the idea that management and its committees at BVB have agreed to use Borussia Dortmund’s appeal to improve the public image of an arms company and throw their own values overboard …

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Germany says it won't be intimidated by Russian threats after report on alleged assassination plot
5 months, 1 week ago

Germany says it won't be intimidated by Russian threats after report on alleged assassination plot

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The German government said Friday …

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Stunning Russian plot to execute man vital to Ukraine war effort against Putin is foiled by US spies
5 months, 1 week ago

Stunning Russian plot to execute man vital to Ukraine war effort against Putin is foiled by US spies

Daily Mail  

The US government was able to foil a Russian assassination plot against the chief executive of a German weapons manufacturer that has been arming Ukraine. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, a close ally of current President Vladimir Putin, had previously said Russia would hit any facility Rheinmetall set up in Ukraine. The plot to kill Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger was one …

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Dortmund seals sponsorship deal with arms manufacturer ahead of Champions League final
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Dortmund seals sponsorship deal with arms manufacturer ahead of Champions League final

Associated Press  

DORTMUND, Germany — Borussia Dortmund has signed a new sponsorship deal with German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall and will display the defense company’s logo ahead of facing Real Madrid in the Champions League final. Dortmund said Wednesday the three-year deal with Rheinmetall includes “wide-reaching advertising space, marketing rights and event and hospitality arrangements in the stadium and on the club grounds” …

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Billion-dollar deal to supply Australian-made Boxer vehicles to Germany to be signed today
9 months ago

Billion-dollar deal to supply Australian-made Boxer vehicles to Germany to be signed today

ABC  

In short: Australia will ink a contract to supply more than 100 infantry fighting vehicles to Germany. Germany's parliament has approved a plan to buy more than 100 Boxer armoured vehicles assembled in Queensland in a deal being touted as Australia's "single biggest defence export" of all time. Details of the plan were first unveiled when Prime Minister Anthony Albanese …

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German, Danish leaders launch construction of new ammunition plant as Europe ramps up production
10 months, 1 week ago

German, Danish leaders launch construction of new ammunition plant as Europe ramps up production

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The leaders of Germany and Denmark joined in a ground-breaking ceremony for a new ammunition factory on Monday, underlining Europe’s efforts to ramp up its weapons production as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds on. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who attended the ceremony with his defense minister and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, said Rheinmetall was “laying the foundation …

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How South Korea’s AS21 Redback IFV Won Out in Australia
1 year, 2 months ago

How South Korea’s AS21 Redback IFV Won Out in Australia

The Diplomat  

On July 26, 2023, multiple media reports emerged regarding Hanwha Defense’s successful tender for a multi-billion dollar contract to provide Australia with 129 AS21 Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles. Merely six months later, in March 2019, the tender was closed for bidding, with two frontrunners announced to have passed the initial selection phase: Hanwha Defense’s AS21 Redback IFV and Rheinmetall’s KF-41 …

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South Korea clinches multi-billion-dollar Australian Army vehicle contract
1 year, 4 months ago

South Korea clinches multi-billion-dollar Australian Army vehicle contract

ABC  

An Asian nation has for the first time won a multi-billion-dollar Australian defence contract, with a South Korean company beating a German rival to build the army's new infantry fighting vehicles. Key points: Hanwha has beaten Germany's Rheinmetall for the $6 billion contract The IFVs will be built at a Geelong factory in Defence Minister Richard Marles's electorate The move …

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South Africa is putting profit before Yemeni lives
3 years, 8 months ago

South Africa is putting profit before Yemeni lives

Al Jazeera  

The South African state has abandoned its commitment to human rights to profit from weapons deals. Yet, at the same time, the South African state has hypocritically given the green light to arms companies to sell weapons to both Saudi Arabia and the UAE, two of the main parties accused of committing war crimes in Yemen. Open Secrets’ new investigative …

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