UK court convicts 3 men over arson attack authorities say was organized by Russian intelligence

A British jury on Tuesday convicted three men of arson in an attack on an east London warehouse that was storing equipment destined for Ukraine. Authorities said Russian intelligence was behind the plot.Prosecutors said the March 20, 2024, attack was planned by agents of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, acting on behalf of Russian military intelligence. The British government has deemed Wagner a terrorist organization.BRITISH MAN LINKED TO RUSSIAN MERCENARY GROUP CHARGED WITH PLOTTING ARSON ATTACK ON LONDON BUSINESSThe prosecution said Wagner used British intermediaries to recruit the men to target an industrial unit in Leyton, east London, where generators and Starlink satellite equipment bound for Ukraine were being stored. The Starlinks are frequently used by Ukraine's military in fending off Russia's invasion.Authorities said the arson was part of a campaign of disruption across Europe that Western officials blame on Moscow and its proxies.POLAND ORDERS RUSSIAN CONSULATE IN KRAKÓW CLOSED AFTER… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.