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.
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.