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The United Kingdom is ready to advance with employing the full worth of immobilized Russian assets to support Ukraine's military campaign, Leader Sir Keir Starmer has stated.

In a collective announcement, the heads of state of the Britain, the French Republic, and Germany asserted that this coordinated action would heighten pressure on Moscow's head Vladimir Putin and urge Moscow to participate in talks.

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

British penalties have immobilized in excess of £25bn of Russian funds since Russia initiated its widespread offensive against the Ukrainian nation in 2022. But, up to this point, funds allocated to Ukraine using Russia's funds had only been taken from gains and dividends earned on them.

Sir Keir told President Volodymyr Zelensky that the United Kingdom, France, and the Federal Republic of Germany were in agreement in their desire to advance efforts toward employing the total worth of the immobilized Russian sovereign funds to conclude the conflict.

He added that more measures over the next period would apply more pressure on Moscow.

This declaration is subsequent to European Union officials met in Copenhagen recently to consider using immobilized Russia's assets for a 140-billion-euro financial aid to Ukraine.

In the previous month, US President Donald Trump urged G7 allies to confiscate or employ immobilized Russian assets, based on news outlets.

The worth of immobilized Russian holdings in the EU is calculated to be nearly €211bn.

President Zelensky calls on the United Kingdom's Sir Keir Starmer to participate in the PURL program

The Russian government launched extensive bombardments all over Ukraine on that day, resulting in electricity outages in significant regions of Ukraine's capital, the city, and several other zones.

Several persons were lost their lives and no fewer than 20 people were injured in the assault, authorities in Ukraine reported.

In a post on an online platform following the strike, Zelensky commented that the cynical and calculated attack aimed at non-military and power facilities.

"What's needed is not just talk but firm measures - from the US, the European Union, and the G7 - in providing defense mechanisms and implementing sanctions," he wrote.

"Each restrictive measure diminishes the Russian war effort," Zelensky wrote, in a additional update.

Also on Friday, Zelensky stated to the press he would encourage Sir Keir to join the PURL scheme, under which Nato countries purchase weapons from the US to provide to Ukraine.

While praising the United Kingdom's consistent assistance for Kyiv, he said it should indicate firmly that it would engage in the program, as well as impose additional measures on Moscow.

Major Russian Strikes Disrupt Electricity in Kyiv and Throughout the Nation

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