March 10 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Headlines
- Bain and WPP to break up research company Kantar
- Ukraine seeks to persuade US to resume aid in high-stakes talks
- David Lammy vows to unlock 2.3 billion stg of frozen funds from Chelsea sale
- Elon Musk seeks Italian presidential meeting to salvage Starlink deal
Overview
- Market research group Kantar is set to be broken up and sold by owners Bain Capital and WPP WPP.L.
- Ukraine will try to persuade the U.S. to resume intelligence and military support in high-stakes bilateral talks this week by convincing President Donald Trump that Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants a swift end to the war with Russia.
- UK foreign secretary David Lammy has vowed to take "action" that could include launching a legal case in order to free up 2.3 billion pounds ($2.97 billion) held from the sale of Chelsea Football Club by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich more than two years ago.
- Elon Musk has asked to meet Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella, amid growing doubts in Rome about a potential $1.5 billion deal with Starlink, the multi-billionaire’s internet satellite provider.
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