Report: Russia plotted to start fires on planes bound for Canada and the U.S.

The Wall Street Journal quoted Western security officials who described 'a covert Russian operation'

Canada needs to respond strongly to Russia’s reported plot to put incendiary devices aboard passenger aircraft bound for Canada and the U.S., says a Russia expert.

The plot — first reported in The Wall Street Journal — should serve as a warning to Canada to do more for Ukraine in its war against Russia, and to beef up its own defence budget, said Maria Popova, an associate professor of political science at McGill University.