BERLIN, 16 April 2022, (TON): A government source said “German Chancellor Olaf Scholz plans to increase the military budget by €2 billion, mainly to help Ukraine.”

According to him “Scholz intends to spend an additional €2 billion on new military equipment, mainly to help Kiev.”

At the same time, according to the source “about €400 million of this amount is intended for the European Peace Fund, which buys weapons f-or Ukraine, and part of other expenses will be directed to bilateral supplies to Kiev and other countries.”

Scholz, in an interview with radio station RBB, said “Germany would continue to supply weapons to Ukraine, but would do so in coordination with partners, unilateral steps were ruled out.”

According to him, together with the Ukrainian side, a list of possible supplies that the industry can provide has been drawn up, but this will be “the right and reasonable weapon.”

The Chancellor explained that he meant such weapons that would not require the presence of the German military in Ukraine and for which it would not be necessary to send soldiers there with ammunition and spare parts.