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The United Kingdom is ready to advance with using the total value of frozen Russia's holdings to bolster the Ukrainian war effort, PM Sir Keir Starmer has stated.

In a collective announcement, the officials of the Britain, the French Republic, and the Federal Republic of Germany asserted that this unified step would increase strain on Russian President Vladimir Putin and persuade Moscow to come to the table.

They clarified that the initiative would be implemented in strong partnership with the America.

British restrictions have immobilized over £25bn of Russian assets since Moscow initiated its widespread offensive against Ukraine in 2022. Yet, up to this point, funds provided to Ukraine using Russia's funds had solely been drawn from earnings and returns generated on them.

Sir Keir assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the Britain, the French Republic, and the Federal Republic of Germany were aligned in their desire to drive progress toward employing the total worth of the frozen Russian sovereign holdings to end the war.

He noted that further restrictions over the next period would increase the strain on Moscow.

This announcement is subsequent to European Union officials met in the Danish capital previously to debate utilizing immobilized Russian holdings for a €140bn credit to Ukraine.

In the previous month, American leader Donald Trump called on G7 allies to confiscate or otherwise use seized Russia's holdings, according to reports.

The value of immobilized Russian funds in the European Union is estimated to be almost €211bn.

Leader Zelensky encourages the United Kingdom's Sir Keir Starmer to join the weapons procurement programme

The Russian government launched extensive aerial attacks across the Ukrainian territory on recently, leading to power cuts in significant regions of Kyiv, the city, and multiple additional areas.

Several persons were fatally injured and a minimum of 20 people were hurt in the strike, the Ukrainian government stated.

In a update on X following the incident, Zelensky commented that the cynical and calculated attack aimed at public and utility structures.

"What's needed is not just talk but firm measures - from the US, EU, and the Group of Seven - in delivering air defence systems and enforcing penalties," he emphasized.

"All penalty impositions undermines Russia's war machine," Zelensky declared, in a different message.

In the same period, Zelensky told reporters he would press Sir Keir to participate in the PURL programme, under which partner nations buy military equipment from the America to provide to Ukraine.

While praising the United Kingdom's consistent assistance for the Ukrainian government, he noted it should send a clear signal that it would take part in the program, as well as impose additional measures on Moscow.

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