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The UK is ready to advance with utilizing the full worth of seized Russian assets to bolster the Ukrainian war effort, Leader Sir Keir Starmer has announced.

In a shared declaration, the heads of state of the United Kingdom, the French Republic, and the Federal Republic of Germany emphasized that this unified step would increase strain on Moscow's head Vladimir Putin and urge the Russian Federation to participate in talks.

They added that the initiative would be carried out in strong partnership with the US.

British sanctions have blocked in excess of £25bn of Russian resources since Russia initiated its comprehensive attack against the Ukrainian nation in 2022. But, until now, money allocated to Ukraine using Russian funds had only been drawn from profits and interest earned on them.

Sir Keir assured President Volodymyr Zelensky that the United Kingdom, the French Republic, and Germany were united in their goal to drive progress toward employing the complete amount of the frozen Russian sovereign assets to conclude the conflict.

He noted that additional sanctions in the coming days and weeks would increase the strain on Russia.

This announcement is subsequent to EU leaders convened in the Danish capital recently to discuss utilizing immobilized Russia's funds for a €140 billion credit to the Ukrainian nation.

Last month, President Donald Trump called on Group of Seven partners to seize or otherwise use seized Russian funds, as reported by news outlets.

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

Leader Zelensky urges the United Kingdom's Sir Keir Starmer to participate in the Purl program

The Russian government executed widespread bombardments throughout Ukraine on recently, resulting in electricity outages in significant regions of Ukraine's capital, the city, and eight other regions.

A pair of individuals were killed and a minimum of 20 people were wounded in the attack, the Ukrainian government reported.

In a message on X after the strike, Zelensky stated that the cynical and calculated attack targeted public and utility structures.

"What is required is not just talk but concrete steps - from the United States, EU, and the seven nations - in providing anti-aircraft weapons and implementing sanctions," he wrote.

"Every sanction decision diminishes Russia's war machine," Zelensky declared, in a additional update.

Also on Friday, Zelensky told reporters he would encourage Sir Keir to participate in the PURL programme, under which Nato countries buy weapons from the United States to donate to the Ukrainian forces.

While commending the Britain's strong support for Ukraine, he said it should send a clear signal that it would take part in the system, as well as enforce additional restrictions on Moscow.

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