Arms manufacturer Rheinmetall is holding "promising" talks to build a tank factory in Ukraine following the Russian invasion, the head of the German company said in an interview published on March 4. "A Rheinmetall factory could be built in Ukraine at a cost of about 200 million euros" ($213 million) to turn out up to 400 Panther tanks a year, firm President Armin Papperger told the Rheinische Post newspaper. He added that he expected a decision on the plan in two months.
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