MOSCOW, March 3. /TASS/. An increase of Western arms shipments to Ukraine becomes a heavy burden for the economy of Western countries and negatively affects the welfare of the people of these states, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Friday.

Previously, Bloomberg reported that US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz may raise the issue of relocations of a portion of German shell production to the US. The two leaders will discuss matters of increasing production of weapons for Kiev, who increasingly frequently states shortage of ammunition.

"We note the continued US course towards increasing their own arms shipments and to incline their proteges in Europe - meaning EU member states - to increase similar shipments," he said.

"This [increased shipments to Ukraine - TASS] becomes a significant burden for the economy of these countries, it negatively affects the welfare of the people of these countries - in this particular case, German taxpayers. Their lives will become tougher because of that," the spokesman said, commenting on the upcoming meeting.

Answering a question if this carries a risk of deterioration of the conflict in Ukraine, Peskov underscored that it would not radically affect the outcome.

"But it is a fact that this would make the conflict longer and will cause more tragic consequences for the Ukrainian people," he concluded.