Russian pranksters pose as France's Macron, trick Poland's president, once more | World News

Russian pranksters pretending to be France's president Emmanuel Macron tricked the Polish president, Andrzej Duda, into giving them delicate info after a missile exploded in japanese Poland final week.

Andrzej Duda's workplace stated that he was put by final week to an individual claiming to be France’s president Emmanuel Macron and it appeared just like the president was receiving considered one of many worldwide calls at a tense time on November 15, simply after a missile hit in japanese Poland, near the border with Ukraine, killing two males.

“After the missile explosion in Przewodow, in the course of the ongoing calls with heads of state and authorities, an individual claiming to be French President Emmanuel Macron was linked. Throughout the name, President Andrzej Duda realized from the weird approach the interlocutor carried out the dialog that there might need been an tried hoax try and ended the dialog," his workplace stated.

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The workplace additionally knowledgeable that authorities are checking how the pranksters may have reached Andrzej Duda — for the second time.

In 2020, pranksters had talked to him posing as UN secretary-general. Within the new recording posted on YouTube by Russian pranksters Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov, referred to as Vovan and Lexus, Poland's president could be heard thanking a person whom he believes to be Macron for calling, Reuters reported.

Talking in English, Andrzej Duda offers particulars of the missile incident, of his plans to request NATO consultations and of being very cautious to not exacerbate the scenario with Russia.