IMITATION A video of the exchange lasting about seven minutes was posted on YouTube
Andrzej Duda and Emmanuel Macron in Berlin, February 8, 2022. Illustration photo — Hannibal Hanschke/AP/SIPA
The Russian comedians Vovan and Lexus have struck again. They took advantage of of the fallen missile crisis on the village of Przewodow, Poland, on November 16, to mount a hoax. And the victim is none other than the Polish President, Andrzej Duda, whom they managed to destroy. reach by phone pretending to be Emmanuel Macron. So, as HuffPost reports, a video of the exchange, which lasts just over seven minutes, was released. posted this Tuesday on YouTube.
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On this one, we hear the Polish president and his fake French counterpart talking about the said missile, which resulted in the death of two people. In a rather diplomatic tone, Andrzej Duda wonders about the potentially Russian origin of the missile, while affirming that he does not want to go to war with this country.
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“Emmanuel, believe me, I’m extremely careful and I’t accuse Russia, defends the Polish president. This is war and I know both sides will blame each other […] Do you think I want war with Russia? No, I don’t want that.” Andrzej Duda affirms, moreover, that he does not intend to solicit NATO, as article 5 of the Treaty allows him to do. Atlantic, for an armed response.
The Polish Presidency has posted two tweets, afterwards, indicating that the authorities became aware of a possible “deception” by “the unusual way in which [the] interlocutor led the discussion.”
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And to add: “Our services then took over in cooperation with the agents concerned.” Vovan and Lexus have in the past trapped many personalities, including Emmanuel Macron himself, Boris Johnson and Elton John.