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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy-Clare Martin

EXPLAINED: Arson plotters recruited to target keir starmer by russian speaking handler jailed | Vintage Vibes

Two “useful idiots” recruited by a Russian-speaking mastermind to target Keir Starmer in a series of arson attacks have been jailed for a total of nine years.

Ukrainian builder Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and his friend Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, were found guilty of plotting to damage property after two homes and a car linked to the prime minister were set alight.

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