UK court convicts two over PM-targeting plot run by mysterious Russian
Key takeaways
- Unverified reports say that the attacks were part of a campaign of sabotage and disinformation run by Russian intelligence services.
- On Monday, the jury in London found Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Romanian Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, guilty of conspiracy to commit arson.
- The attacks were carried out over five days in May last year and targeted a house Starmer vacated when he became prime minister in 2024.
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Unverified reports say that the attacks were part of a campaign of sabotage and disinformation run by Russian intelligence services.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Two properties and a car connected to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer were targeted [File: Jaimi Joyepa/EPA]By Daniel Khalili-Tari and APPublished On 15 Jun 202615 Jun 2026A British court has convicted two men for a series of arson attacks targeting properties and a car linked to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
On Monday, the jury in London found Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Romanian Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, guilty of conspiracy to commit arson. The verdict was delivered following a months-long trial held in the British capital.