Russia Attacked Ikea Store in Lithuania as Logo Shares Ukraine Flag's Colours: Probe

Lithuanian prosecutors accused Russia's military intelligence on Monday of orchestrating an arson attack on an IKEA store in Vilnius in May, and suggested it may have been targeted because the chain's logo uses the same colours as Ukraine's flag.

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The fire broke out in the store in Lithuania's capital three days before a shopping centre in neighbouring Poland was hit by a blaze that authorities there said they suspected may have been part of a growing Russian sabotage campaign. Russia denies carrying out sabotage attacks and says the West is stoking anti-Russian feeling by blaming Moscow for every incident. Russia's GRU military intelligence service could not be immediately contacted for comment on Monday.