Exposing Kremlin’s Dark Hand: Lithuanian Court Convicts Ukrainian in Russian-Backed IKEA Arson Plot

In Vilnius, a courtroom has become the latest battleground exposing Moscow’s covert warfront against free Europe. On May 9, 2024, an arson attack targeted an IKEA store in Lithuania’s capital—not random vandalism, but a calculated act of terrorism linked directly to Russian military intelligence. The Vilnius regional court’s conviction of Daniil Bardadim, a Ukrainian national who pleaded guilty to carrying out this attack, lifts the veil on Moscow’s insidious campaign to destabilize sovereign nations that support freedom and stand with Ukraine. Bardadim was sentenced to three years and four months for charges including terrorist acts and illegal possession of explosives—punishment...