In a video call to Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, prankster duo Vovan and Lexus pretended to be Ukrainian prime minister Denys Shmyhal
File photo of UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. AFP
A video showing UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace speaking to the Ukrainian prime minister has gone viral, but for all the wrong reasons as the British lawmaker was duped by an impostor into believing he was in conversation with Denys Shmyhal.
Hours before the video call surfaced on the internet on Monday, Downing Street warned to brace for more videos and said that it believed Russian state actors were behind the hoaxes.
As per a report by Sky News, Downing Street accused the Kremlin of being behind the prank calls to secure sensitive or embarrassing information.
In the short clip, Wallace replies with scepticism and apparent confusion when the caller asks him questions.