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The British government is prepared to move forward with using the full worth of frozen Russia's holdings to aid Ukraine's military campaign, PM Sir Keir Starmer has announced.

In a shared declaration, the officials of the UK, the French Republic, and Germany asserted that this joint measure would heighten pressure on Moscow's head Vladimir Putin and compel the Russian Federation to engage in negotiations.

They added that the initiative would be implemented in tight collaboration with the US.

United Kingdom penalties have frozen in excess of £25bn of Russian funds since Moscow initiated its widespread offensive against Ukraine in 2022. However, up to this point, money provided to the Ukrainian government using Russian funds had exclusively been sourced from earnings and returns earned on them.

Sir Keir told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the UK, the French Republic, and Germany were in agreement in their aim to advance efforts toward using the total worth of the seized Russian sovereign assets to halt hostilities.

He noted that more restrictions over the next period would heighten the tension on the Russian government.

This announcement is subsequent to EU officials met in the Danish capital recently to consider utilizing immobilized Russian holdings for a 140-billion-euro financial aid to Ukraine.

Recently, American leader Donald Trump called on Group of Seven partners to confiscate or employ frozen Russia's assets, based on media sources.

The value of immobilized Russia's assets in the EU is calculated to be almost €211bn.

President Zelensky calls on Britain's Sir Keir Starmer to take part in the PURL programme

The Russian government launched extensive aerial attacks all over Ukraine on recently, leading to power cuts in significant regions of the capital city, the city, and several other zones.

A pair of individuals were killed and no fewer than 20 people were wounded in the attack, the Ukrainian government said.

In a post on social media subsequent to the incident, Zelensky wrote that the strategic strike targeted public and utility structures.

"What's needed is not mere statements but concrete steps - from the United States, EU, and the seven nations - in supplying defense mechanisms and applying penalties," he emphasized.

"All penalty impositions diminishes the Russian war effort," Zelensky declared, in a additional update.

Additionally that day, Zelensky told the press he would press Sir Keir to join the PURL program, under which Nato countries acquire weapons from the United States to donate to Ukraine.

While commending the Britain's firm backing for Kyiv, he noted it should send a clear signal that it would engage in the system, as well as impose further measures on Russia.

Major Russian Strikes Cause Outages in Kyiv and Across Ukraine

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