Russian comedy duo’s prank on North Macedonia PM causes scandal

Source:AFP Published: 2019/7/10 19:18:07

Two Russian pranksters famous for hoax phone calls have tricked North Macedonia's prime minister into seemingly agreeing to pay a bribe and accusing Russia of having "many spies" in the Balkans.

Social Democrat Prime Minister Zoran Zaev apologized Tuesday over what the right-wing opposition labelled a "scandal" but said he would not resign as demanded by political rivals.

Zaev addressed reporters after a telephone exchange with the duo - pretending to be Ukraine's former president Petro Poroshenko - was released for all to see on YouTube early Tuesday.

Vladimir "Vovan" Kuznetsov and Alexei "Lexus" Stolyarov regularly make prank calls seeking to dupe the rich and powerful.

In the call the pair advised Zaev to pay a 100,000 euro ($112,000) bribe to a patriarch of Ukraine's Orthodox Church.

"Excellent, there will be no problem," Zaev told the impostors.

AFP



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