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The British government is ready to advance with employing the full worth of seized Russia's holdings to support the Ukrainian military campaign, PM Sir Keir Starmer has declared.

In a joint statement, the leaders of the United Kingdom, the French Republic, and Germany asserted that this coordinated action would increase strain on Russian President Vladimir Putin and urge Moscow to participate in talks.

They added that the decision would be implemented in strong partnership with the US.

UK penalties have immobilized in excess of £25bn of Russia's assets since Russia began its full-scale invasion against Ukraine in 2022. Yet, until now, resources provided to the Ukrainian government using Russian assets had exclusively been taken from gains and dividends accrued on them.

Sir Keir informed President Volodymyr Zelensky that the United Kingdom, the French Republic, and Germany were united in their goal to advance efforts toward using the total worth of the frozen Moscow's national funds to conclude the conflict.

He noted that further restrictions soon would increase the strain on the Russian government.

This announcement is subsequent to EU officials gathered in the Danish capital last week to discuss utilizing frozen Russian assets for a 140-billion-euro credit to the Ukrainian nation.

Recently, American leader Donald Trump encouraged G7 allies to seize or employ seized Russian funds, as reported by reports.

The worth of seized Russia's funds in the European Union is calculated to be nearly €211bn.

President Zelensky calls on UK's Sir Keir Starmer to take part in the PURL program

The Russian government carried out large-scale bombardments throughout the Ukrainian territory on recently, leading to blackouts in many areas of Kyiv, the city, and eight other regions.

Two people were fatally injured and a minimum of 20 people were wounded in the strike, Ukrainian officials said.

In a post on X following the incident, Zelensky stated that the strategic strike focused on civilian and energy infrastructure.

"What's needed is not just talk but decisive action - from the US, the European Union, and the seven nations - in supplying anti-aircraft weapons and implementing restrictions," he wrote.

"Every sanction decision weakens the Russian war effort," Zelensky noted, in a additional update.

In the same period, Zelensky stated to reporters he would urge Sir Keir to enter the weapons procurement programme, under which Nato countries purchase military equipment from the America to give to Ukraine.

While applauding the Britain's strong support for Kyiv, he remarked it should send a clear signal that it would participate in the system, as well as impose additional sanctions on the Russian Federation.

Major Russian Strikes Cause Outages in Kyiv and Throughout the Nation

• Conflict in Ukraine
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