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An employee of German armaments company and automotive supplier Rheinmetall holds a cartridge of the 120mm ammunition for Leopard battle tanks that will be delivered to Ukrainian Forces, at the facility of Rheinmetall in Unterluess, northern Germany, on June 6, 2023. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Germany has dropped a traditionally pacifist stance and become one of Ukraine's biggest military backers, delivering a wide array of weaponry to Kyiv. Rheinmetall has received a boost from the Ukraine war, posting record results in 2022 and joining Frankfurt's blue-chip DAX index in March 2023. (Photo by Axel Heimken / AFP) (Photo by AXEL HEIMKEN/AFP via Getty Images)