Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been the victim of a prank phone call from two Russian comedians. One of the two posed as chairman of the African Union Commission and was linked to Meloni, the Italian prime minister’s office confirmed on Wednesday.
In the phone conversation, which was posted on the Canadian online platform Rumble and reported by the Russian news agency Ria Novosti on Wednesday, Meloni spoke with the two comedians Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov, who have fooled, among others, Stephen King and the mayor of Vienna Michael Ludwig held. others talked about the situation in Ukraine, about migration and the situation in Libya.
“Deceived by scammers”
“The Office of Prime Minister Meloni’s Diplomatic Advisor regrets that he was misled by an impostor,” said a statement from Meloni’s spokesperson.
And further: “The incident took place on September 18 in the context of Prime Minister Meloni’s intensive efforts to strengthen relations with the African heads of state and government with whom she met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly between September 19 and 21 had important meetings. .”
Meloni reiterated his support for Ukraine
Despite the comedians’ “provocations”, the Prime Minister reiterated her full support for Ukraine’s and Italy’s policies to combat illegal immigration.
Source: Krone
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