Supplying weapons to Ukraine would escalate the conflict, British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said.
Mr Fallon made the warning as the leaders of Germany and France arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ms Merkel and Mr Hollande's mission is widely seen as a desperate bid to stop the conflict in eastern Ukraine from spiralling out of control.
The Franco-German effort follows fierce fighting and territorial gains in eastern Ukraine by Russian-backed separatists.
The fighting comes despite a peace blueprint was agreed in Belarus in September.
Mr Fallon has insisted that territory gained by separatists since the Minsk agreement should not be recognised in a new ceasefire.
He also questioned the wisdom of Washington potentially sending lethal weapons to Kiev.
His comments, at a conference in Munich, were echoed by Germany's defence minister Ursula von der Leyen
"Are we sure that we would be improving the situation for the people in Ukraine by delivering weapons?" Ms Von der Leyen asked the conference.
"Are we really sure that Ukraine can win against the Russian military machine?" she added.
Mr Fallon said that Russian military planners may have "lowered the threshold" for nuclear weapon use.
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