www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8r2l352z2do
Welcome to some non-American news, in which it turns out that there is probably a reason certain political groups love Putin so much.
In May 2025, a series of arson attacks targeted a car and several properties linked to UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer. Two men were convicted, having been hired to perform the attacks with no apparent knowledge or care about who they were attacking.
EL's account, among others, was also found coordinating false-flag campaigns to spread further unrest, often on "both sides" to both create evidence and then incite acts of violence in response.
Simultaneously, EL's account was running the "Takbir Foundation", a fake radical Islamist group paying money for public graffiti of Arabic phrases and imagery, and "Direct Action", a fake grassroots British organisation offering money for anti-Islamic graffiti and attacks on police cars.
(Mockups of the requested work, from an ad under the name of "Michael John")
(Direct Action ad, offering money for attacks on police cars, albeit in the Russian style of currency)
Curiously, Direct Action was also highly supportive of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, a far right activist who calls himself Tommy Robinson to sound more relatable. Tommy and his various organisations have frequently promoted Russian propaganda, sometimes with Russian officials resharing his posts.
Several other far-right organisations in the UK have been found with connections to Russia, such as a Reform UK leader found guilty of accepting bribes to spread Russian statements provided to him in Parliament.
So, that's interesting. Here in the UK, groups like Reform and whatever Tommy is running these days are on the rise, quite possibly aiming to take power in the next election. These narratives do a lot of the heavy lifting in garnering support.
Interesting that Russia then feels the need to create these narratives in the first place, and who eagerly helps spread them, all in the name of what the British people really want.
Welcome to some non-American news, in which it turns out that there is probably a reason certain political groups love Putin so much.
In May 2025, a series of arson attacks targeted a car and several properties linked to UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer. Two men were convicted, having been hired to perform the attacks with no apparent knowledge or care about who they were attacking.
An investigation found "EL" to be Evgeny Lyukshin, a Russian diplomat and son of a senior government official. Money was paid to the men for a series of escalating actions, from inciting graffiti all the way to the arson attacks.
EL's account, among others, was also found coordinating false-flag campaigns to spread further unrest, often on "both sides" to both create evidence and then incite acts of violence in response.
Simultaneously, EL's account was running the "Takbir Foundation", a fake radical Islamist group paying money for public graffiti of Arabic phrases and imagery, and "Direct Action", a fake grassroots British organisation offering money for anti-Islamic graffiti and attacks on police cars.
(Mockups of the requested work, from an ad under the name of "Michael John")
(Direct Action ad, offering money for attacks on police cars, albeit in the Russian style of currency)
Curiously, Direct Action was also highly supportive of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, a far right activist who calls himself Tommy Robinson to sound more relatable. Tommy and his various organisations have frequently promoted Russian propaganda, sometimes with Russian officials resharing his posts.
Several other far-right organisations in the UK have been found with connections to Russia, such as a Reform UK leader found guilty of accepting bribes to spread Russian statements provided to him in Parliament.
So, that's interesting. Here in the UK, groups like Reform and whatever Tommy is running these days are on the rise, quite possibly aiming to take power in the next election. These narratives do a lot of the heavy lifting in garnering support.
Interesting that Russia then feels the need to create these narratives in the first place, and who eagerly helps spread them, all in the name of what the British people really want.
