The Kremlin has dismissed allegations of Russian involvement in arson attacks targeting properties linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as “ludicrous.”
This follows media reports suggesting UK security services are investigating a potential connection to three incidents earlier this month.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov responded on Monday, stating: “London tends to attribute all negative events within Great Britain to Russia. These suspicions are typically unfounded and lack evidence.”
Three individuals—two Ukrainian nationals and a Romanian—have been charged in relation to the attacks.
Several UK newspapers, citing unnamed Whitehall sources, report that MI5 is exploring the possibility of Kremlin involvement in the incidents.
Last week, the Metropolitan Police charged 34-year-old Petro Pochynok, a Ukrainian national from north London, with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.
Two additional men face charges related to the fires: Roman Lavrynovych, 21, charged with arson with intent to endanger life, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, charged with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.
All three men, who have appeared in court, remain in custody pending a June 6th hearing at London’s Old Bailey.
On May 8th, a car previously owned by the Prime Minister and sold to a neighbor caught fire. Three days later, a small fire occurred at the front door of an Islington property where Sir Keir resided in the 1990s. On May 12th, a fire broke out at the Prime Minister’s private home.
Sir Keir previously characterized the incidents as “an attack on all of us, on democracy and the values that we stand for.”
Downing Street and the Metropolitan Police have yet to comment on reports of a potential Russian investigation.
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