Flames of Foreign Influence: The Arson Plot Against Keir Starmer
In May 2025, a series of targeted arson attacks struck properties and a car linked to UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in north London. At the center of the plot: Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych and Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc, recruited online by a shadowy Russian-speaking handler known as “El Money.”
Host Alexander Lawson breaks down the reckless nighttime fires that endangered lives, the Telegram communications promising crypto payments, the rapid counter-terrorism investigation, and the Old Bailey trial that branded one perpetrator a “useful idiot.” Was this simple greed or…
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