A Russian prankster posing as the UN secretary-general, managed to get through to Poland's reelected president, Andrzej Duda, on the telephone, rendering him speechless following questions about Ukraine, Russia and the outcome of Sunday's election.
The prankster, Vladimir Kuznetsov, known as Vovan, posted a recording of the 11-minute call on YouTube and Duda's office confirmed Wednesday it is authentic.
The conversation was held Monday afternoon while Duda was awaiting official confirmation of his reelection. The Internal Security Agency said in a statement the call had been authorized by a Polish mission official at the UN, and that his actions are under investigation. The caller congratulates Duda on his reelection but takes him to task on his hostile campaign comments about the LGBT community, drawing Duda's assurance that he has "huge respect for every human being."
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