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The UK is ready to advance with utilizing the entire amount of frozen Russian funds 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 asserted that this joint measure would heighten pressure on Moscow's head Vladimir Putin and compel Moscow to participate in talks.

They further noted that the move would be carried out in tight collaboration with the US.

United Kingdom penalties have blocked in excess of £25bn of Russia's funds since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion against Ukraine in 2022. But, until now, resources sent to Ukraine using Russian holdings had only been drawn from gains and dividends earned on them.

Sir Keir told President Volodymyr Zelensky that the Britain, the French Republic, and Germany were in agreement in their desire to advance efforts toward employing the total worth of the seized Moscow's national holdings to end the war.

He noted that additional measures in the coming days and weeks would heighten the tension on Russia.

This announcement is subsequent to European Union representatives convened in Copenhagen previously to debate using immobilized Russian holdings for a 140-billion-euro loan to Ukraine.

Recently, US President Donald Trump called on G7 allies to seize or utilize immobilized Russia's holdings, according to news outlets.

The total of seized Russia's holdings in the EU is assessed to be nearly €211bn.

President Zelensky calls on the United Kingdom's Sir Keir Starmer to join the weapons procurement initiative

The Russian government launched widespread aerial attacks all over the Ukrainian territory on Friday, leading to power cuts in large parts of Ukraine's capital, the city, and several other zones.

Several persons were lost their lives and no fewer than 20 people were hurt in the strike, authorities in Ukraine said.

In a update on an online platform following the strike, Zelensky stated that the strategic strike focused on non-military and power facilities.

"The necessity is not mere statements but decisive action - from the America, the European Union, and the Group of Seven - in providing anti-aircraft weapons and implementing penalties," he wrote.

"All penalty impositions undermines the Russian war effort," Zelensky wrote, in a additional update.

In the same period, Zelensky told the press he would urge Sir Keir to participate in the Purl program, under which partner nations acquire weapons from the America to donate to the Ukrainian forces.

While praising the UK's firm backing for Ukraine, he noted it should indicate firmly that it would take part in the initiative, as well as enforce additional measures on the Russian Federation.

Significant Attacks Cut Power in Kyiv and Throughout the Nation

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