Scholz announced the dangers of competition in the supply of weapons to Kiev

Germany will not participate in public competitions in the supply of weapons to Kiev, this harms the unity of the West, Scholz said. Sanctionsagainst Moscow will become a "clear signal" that she will not be able to realize her plans,he promisedOlaf ScholzOlaf ScholzOlaf Scholz

Public competitions between countries over who will give Ukraine the largest amount of the best weapons interfere with the unity of the West, said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. His words are quoted by REUTERS.

"What hurts our unity is public competition to outdo each other in areas: battle tanks, submarines, aircraft - who will demand more?" Scholz said, saying that Germany would not participate in this, since "dissonance and speculation about a possible difference of opinion are beneficial to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin."

According to the German chancellor, the countries of the West are strengthening unity by first making joint decisions on the supply of weapons in confidential negotiations, and then announcing them. He noted that this was exactly the case when tanks were sent to Ukraine - German Leopards and American Abrams. Berlin and Washington announced plans to deliver them to Kyiv on the same day.

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Scholz added that in February the European Union will introduce a new package of sanctions against RUSSIA on the anniversary of the start of the military operation in Ukraine. The measures should be a "clear signal" that Moscow will not be able to "realize its imperialist plans," BLOOMBERG quoted the chancellor as saying.

The next, tenth package of sanctions, according to Bloomberg and Reuters, may include new restrictions on the Russian sector of drones and dual-use goods used in the military-industrial complex; restrictions against Russia's nuclear sector; banning more "Russian propaganda media"; disconnection of the country's new banks from SWIFT. The European Parliament proposed introducing restrictions against Lukoil and Rosatom, adopting a complete embargo on the import of fossil fuels and uranium from Russia, and refusing to receive gas through the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines.

The HEAD of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, estimated the volume of the future package of sanctions at €10 billion.

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Russia considers sanctions illegal; Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the previous, ninth, package would cause socio-economic problems in the European Union itself.