Foreign media: On the night of the missile incident, the Polish president told the fake Macron the "truth" on the phone
Russian prank bloggers Vovan and Lexosus, who have deceived officials from many countries, have made new moves, this time related to the Polish missile incident.
According to the latest news from Reuters, the Polish president's office said on the 22nd that on the night that the missile fell into the Polish border and exploded (15th), Polish President Duda spoke on the phone with pranksters posing as French President Emmanuel Macron, Duda said to "Macron" on the phone at that time that he "does not want to have a war with Russia, believe me, I am very, very careful." ”
Reuters: After the explosion, Russian pranksters impersonated Macron to talk to Polish President Duda
According to a recording of a call of about 7 and a half minutes exposed online by the two Russian prank bloggers, Polish President Duda can be heard talking to the caller in English, while the caller tries to pretend to have a French accent.
This is the second time in recent years that a prankster from Russia has successfully called Duda. On this very night, the whole world was worried that the conflict over Ukraine could spread. Reuters described.
"Emmanuel, believe me, I'm very careful," Duda told the other end of the phone, "I don't want a war with Russia, believe me, I'm very, very careful." ”
Russian prank bloggers exposed the recording of the call for about 7 and a half minutes online
For this call, the Polish president's office confirmed on its official Twitter on the 22nd: "After the missile explosion in the Przevodo area, during the call with many heads of state and government, (the Polish president and a person claiming to be French President Macron) connected", "During the call, President Andrzej Duda realized from the unusual way of conversation of the interlocutor that it may be a prank, so he ended the conversation. ”
The Polish presidential office tweeted on the 22nd to confirm that Duda spoke on the phone with someone claiming to be French President Macron
Reuters said that the Polish president's office also said that Poland is investigating how the caller managed to talk to Duda.
Reuters mentioned that in 2020, Vovan and Lexos pretended to be United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and called Duda, which subsequently raised questions about the security and phone screening of Duda's office. The report also mentioned that the two men are known for making prank calls to celebrities and politicians, and have also deceived Macron, British singer Elton John and former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the past. RIA Novosti revealed in October this year that Vovan and Lexos also pretended to be US officials to connect with the Ukrainian foreign minister, and the latter admitted in the conversation that Ukraine carried out bombings in Crimea and the Belgorod region of Russia.
Source: Global Times