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 ( 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 ).

- 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.

($1 = 0.7732 pounds)

(Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)