Russian prankster acts as UN chief, reaches Polish president

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https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Russian-prankster-gets-through-by-phone-to-Polish-15409550.php

By Monika Scislowska
Associated Press
July 15, 2020

WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- A Russian prankster posing as the U.N. 
secretary-general managed to reach Poland’s president on the telephone and 
rendered him speechless with questions about Ukraine, Russia and his 
reelection on Sunday.

The prankster, Vladimir Kuznetsov, known as Vovan, posted a recording of 
the 11-minute call on YouTube. President Andrzej Duda's office confirmed 
Wednesday that it was authentic.

At various points in the conversation, conducted in English, Duda sounds 
surprised at the line of questioning but still refers to the impostor as 
“Your Excellency.”

Duda tweeted Wednesday that he realized “something was not right” during 
the conversation, which took place Monday afternoon while the president 
awaited official word of his election victory.

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