A court in Moscow has awarded €47 million to the German company…
A court in Moscow has awarded €47 million to the German company Rheinmetall under a contract with the Ministry of Defense.
Consensus
- The Moscow Arbitration Court ruled in favor of the Moscow Military Prosecutor's Office.
- Rheinmetall and its affiliated entities were ordered to pay over €47 million.
- The contract between Rheinmetall and the Russian Ministry of Defense was declared terminated.
- The contract pertained to the construction and equipment of a combat training center for ground forces in Muino, Nizhny Novgorод Region.
- The contract was originally signed in 2011.
- Germany revoked Rheinmetall's permit to participate in the project after March 2014.
Points of divergence
- The case involved a separate investigation into Oliver Kaiser, head of Austrian company 'Ekokom', related to violations during land reclamation work at the Kuchino site in Balashiha between 2018 and 2020. — vm
- The case was initiated by both the Moscow Military Prosecutor's Office and AO 'Garizon' (formerly 'Oboronserвис'), with additional defendants including LLC 'ORR Training Systems' and LLC 'MS Motoservice Training'. — kommersant
- The court hearing was conducted in closed session. — vesti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Rheinmetall ordered to pay €47 million: reason — Вечерняя Москва
- Court orders Rheinmetall to pay €47 million for broken contract with Russian Ministry of Defense — Вести
- Moscow Court Orders German Rheinmetall to Pay €47 Million on Military Contract — Коммерсантъ
- Over €47 million recovered from German defense contractor Rheinmetall at request of military prosecutor — ТАСС (Telegram)