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The British government is prepared to move forward with employing the full worth of immobilized Russia's holdings to support the Ukrainian defense operations, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced.

In a shared declaration, the heads of state of the United Kingdom, the French Republic, and Germany emphasized that this unified step would escalate tension on Russian President Vladimir Putin and compel Russia to come to the table.

They further noted that the move would be implemented in tight collaboration with the America.

UK sanctions have frozen over £25bn of Russia's resources since the Russian government launched its full-scale invasion against the Ukrainian nation in 2022. However, until now, money sent to Ukraine using Russian funds had only been taken from earnings and returns accrued on them.

Sir Keir told Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky that the United Kingdom, the French Republic, and Germany were aligned in their desire to drive progress toward using the complete amount of the frozen Moscow's national holdings to conclude the conflict.

He added that further restrictions soon would apply more pressure on Moscow.

This announcement comes after European Union leaders gathered in Copenhagen recently to debate employing frozen Russian holdings for a €140 billion loan to the Ukrainian nation.

In the previous month, US President Donald Trump urged G7 allies to take or employ frozen Russian holdings, according to news outlets.

The value of immobilized Russia's funds in the European Union is assessed to be approximately €211bn.

Leader Zelensky encourages Britain's Sir Keir Starmer to take part in the PURL programme

Russia launched widespread aerial attacks all over Ukraine on Friday, causing blackouts in significant regions of Kyiv, the city, and multiple additional areas.

Several persons were lost their lives and at least 20 people were injured in the assault, the Ukrainian government said.

In a post on social media subsequent to the strike, Zelensky commented that the premeditated assault focused on non-military and power facilities.

"What's needed is not empty words but firm measures - from the America, the European Union, and the G7 - in delivering anti-aircraft weapons and implementing restrictions," he emphasized.

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

In the same period, Zelensky informed the press he would encourage Sir Keir to join the weapons procurement programme, under which alliance members buy arms from the United States to donate to Ukraine.

While commending the UK's strong support for the Ukrainian government, he remarked it should send a clear signal that it would take part in the system, as well as apply further restrictions on Russia.

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