Putin's troops are becoming confident of victory in the Ukraine war - and complacent. The city of Troisdorf thwarted Diehl's plans - the city council decided, with the votes of the Christian Democrats and the Greens, to issue a right of first refusal for the areas Diehl needed.

The additional aid package worth 1.3 billion euros includes four additional Iris TSL-M air defense systems as well as anti-tank mines and 155 millimeters of the 155 millimeter caliber.