The Guardian, UK
Boris Johnson pranked in phone call by Russian posing as Armenian PM – video
A Russian prankster duo, Alexei Stolyarov and Vladimir Kuznetsov, known by their monikers Lexus and Vovan, appear to have gained access to the UK foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, in an 18-minute phone call. Pretending to be the Armenian prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, one of the pranksters asks for advice on how to deal with Vladimir Putin, and for information on Britain’s response to the poisoning of Sergei Skripal in Salisbury
- Russian pranksters discuss Putin and Skripal in call with Boris Johnson
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