Polish president prank called by fake Emmanuel Macron

 On the 3rd of November 2022 the polish president Andrzej Duda was called by a person claiming to be Emmanuel Macron, the president of France. In reality he was speaking to infamous russian prank callers Vovan and Lexus. This is the second time they have called him, the first time being in 2020. They have also prankcalled multiple other world leaders before. In this conversation the russians were asking him about the recent missle strike that was in Poland. Their talk continued for a couple minutes before Duda realised the person on the phone wasn't really Emmanuel Macron. 

In my opinion this is a very bad thing to happen. It not only shows the security problems and organisation problems in the polish government but also shows how easily the president can be fooled to believe he's talking to someone he has met many times before. Andrzej Duda has met Emmanuel Macron multiple times and still couldn't recognise through the phone that he wasn't talking with him. The strong russian accent that was noticeable on the recorded conversation should be enough to know that it's not a person from France. After this event there should be a big security and management change in how the president is dealing with international things.

Links:

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-prankster-impersonating-macron-spoke-polands-duda-after-blast-2022-11-22/

https://www.euractiv.com/section/global-europe/news/russian-prankster-impersonating-macron-spoke-to-polands-duda-after-blast/

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  1. englishdiary2 grudnia 2022 08:42

    Have you seen a meme in which Duda calls Macron a fraud when he phones to congratulate Poland on qualifying to the next round of the World Cup?

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