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The UK is ready to advance with using the entire amount of frozen Russia's holdings to bolster Ukraine's 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 stated that this unified step would escalate tension on Russian President Vladimir Putin and compel the Russian Federation to engage in negotiations.

They further noted that the move would be executed in close cooperation with the America.

British restrictions have immobilized over £25bn of Russian assets since Russia launched its widespread offensive against Ukraine in 2022. However, until now, money allocated to Ukraine using Russian funds had solely been sourced from profits and interest earned on them.

Sir Keir informed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the United Kingdom, France, and Germany were aligned in their goal to push forward toward using the total worth of the seized Russian sovereign assets to end the war.

He noted that more sanctions in the coming days and weeks would heighten the tension on the Russian government.

This statement is subsequent to EU representatives gathered in Copenhagen previously to discuss utilizing frozen Russian funds for a €140bn financial aid to the Ukrainian nation.

In the previous month, American leader Donald Trump urged G7 allies to seize or employ seized Russia's funds, as reported by reports.

The total of seized Russian funds in the Europe is calculated to be approximately €211bn.

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

The Russian government carried out extensive aerial attacks across the Ukrainian territory on Friday, causing blackouts in large parts of Kyiv, Kyiv, and multiple additional areas.

A pair of individuals were fatally injured and no fewer than 20 people were wounded in the attack, the Ukrainian government stated.

In a update on X subsequent to the incident, Zelensky commented that the premeditated assault targeted non-military and power facilities.

"What is required is not empty words but firm measures - from the America, EU, and the seven nations - in providing air defence systems and applying penalties," he wrote.

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

In the same period, Zelensky told media outlets he would press Sir Keir to participate in the weapons procurement program, under which partner nations acquire weapons from the America to donate to Ukraine.

While praising the UK's strong support for the Ukrainian government, he remarked it should send a clear signal that it would take part in the program, as well as impose additional restrictions on the Russian Federation.

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