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The British government is ready to advance with using the entire amount of frozen Russian assets to support the Ukrainian military campaign, Leader Sir Keir Starmer has announced.

In a shared declaration, the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, and Germany emphasized that this unified step would increase strain on Russian President Vladimir Putin and persuade Russia to participate in talks.

They further noted that the decision would be carried out in close cooperation with the United States.

UK sanctions have blocked in excess of £25bn of Russian assets since Russia began its comprehensive attack against Ukraine in 2022. However, up to this point, resources allocated to Ukraine using Russian holdings had exclusively been drawn from profits and interest generated on them.

Sir Keir told President Volodymyr Zelensky that the United Kingdom, the French Republic, and the Federal Republic of Germany were in agreement in their goal to drive progress toward utilizing the complete amount of the immobilized Moscow's national assets to end the war.

He added that more measures over the next period would heighten the tension on the Russian government.

This declaration is subsequent to EU officials gathered in Copenhagen recently to debate utilizing frozen Russian holdings for a €140 billion financial aid to the Ukrainian nation.

In the previous month, US President Donald Trump urged Group of Seven partners to confiscate or otherwise use seized Russia's funds, as reported by media sources.

The total of frozen Russia's holdings in the Europe is assessed to be almost €211bn.

Leader Zelensky encourages UK's Sir Keir Starmer to take part in the Purl program

The Russian government executed large-scale missile and drone strikes throughout Ukraine on recently, leading to electricity outages in large parts of Kyiv, the city, and several other zones.

Two people were killed and a minimum of 20 people were hurt in the attack, the Ukrainian government said.

In a message on social media subsequent to the incident, Zelensky wrote that the premeditated assault focused on public and utility structures.

"What is required is not empty words but concrete steps - from the America, the European Union, and the seven nations - in providing anti-aircraft weapons and applying penalties," he stated.

"Every sanction decision undermines the Russian war effort," Zelensky declared, in a additional update.

In the same period, Zelensky stated to media outlets he would urge Sir Keir to participate in the PURL program, under which partner nations buy arms from the America to give to the Ukrainian forces.

While praising the Britain's consistent assistance for the Ukrainian government, he noted it should demonstrate clearly that it would engage in the program, as well as impose further sanctions on Moscow.

Significant Attacks Cut Power in Kyiv and Throughout the Nation

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