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The UK is prepared to move forward with employing the total value of immobilized Russian holdings to aid the Ukrainian military campaign, Leader Sir Keir Starmer has stated.

In a collective announcement, the leaders of the Britain, the French Republic, and the Federal Republic of Germany asserted that this unified step would increase strain on Moscow's head Vladimir Putin and urge Moscow to engage in negotiations.

They further noted that the move would be carried out in strong partnership with the America.

UK restrictions have immobilized in excess of £25bn of Russia's funds since Russia initiated its comprehensive attack against Ukraine in 2022. However, previously, funds sent to Ukraine using Russia's holdings had only been taken from earnings and returns accrued on them.

Sir Keir told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the UK, France, and Germany were in agreement in their desire to drive progress toward employing the full value of the seized Moscow's national funds to halt hostilities.

He noted that more sanctions soon would apply more pressure on Moscow.

This declaration is subsequent to EU leaders gathered in the Danish capital previously to debate using immobilized Russian assets for a 140-billion-euro loan to the Ukrainian nation.

In the previous month, American leader Donald Trump urged international partners to seize or utilize seized Russian funds, according to media sources.

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

Leader Zelensky calls on UK's Sir Keir Starmer to join the weapons procurement programme

Russia carried out widespread missile and drone strikes all over Ukraine on Friday, causing blackouts in many areas of Ukraine's capital, the city, and eight other regions.

Several persons were fatally injured and at least 20 people were wounded in the assault, authorities in Ukraine reported.

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

"What is required is not mere statements but decisive action - from the US, the European Union, and the G7 - in supplying defense mechanisms and enforcing penalties," he wrote.

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

In the same period, Zelensky informed media outlets he would press Sir Keir to enter the PURL programme, under which partner nations buy military equipment from the United States to provide to the Ukrainian forces.

While praising the UK's strong support for Ukraine, he noted it should indicate firmly that it would engage in the initiative, as well as enforce additional restrictions on the Russian Federation.

Large-Scale Assaults Cause Outages in the Capital and Across Ukraine

• War in Ukraine
• French Republic
• Federal Republic of Germany
• Russian Federation
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