Russia on arson attacks linked to properties of UK PM: No need to look for Kremlin's hand everywhere

Russia's Foreign Ministry claims Ukrainian nationals, not Russia, were behind arson attacks on properties linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in May last year.

Russia's ​Foreign Ministry said on ​Thursday that ‌arson attacks ​on property connected to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ‌in May last year had been carried out by Ukrainian nationals and that there was ‌no need to look for "the Kremlin's hand" ‌everywhere. A Ukrainian man was found guilty on Monday by a British court of carrying out arson ⁠attacks ​on the ⁠properties on behalf of a mystery figure he knew ⁠only as "EL Money". The BBC reported that Russia ​was behind the attacks.

Russian Foreign Ministry ⁠spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing in Moscow ⁠on ​Thursday: "Have you caught the Ukrainian citizens who set fire to the Starmer ⁠residence? Call a spade a spade. Say that they ⁠were ⁠Ukrainians. There’s no need to look for the Kremlin’s hand in ‌everything."