UN Ambassador Nikki Haley was pranked by a pair of Russian funnymen posing as the Polish Prime Minister.
Vladmir Kyznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov posted a video December 22 in which one of them introduces himself as Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Moraqiecki to a woman who says she is Haley.
‘Let me start with very much thanking you for the support we received on your vote today,’ Haley told the phony Prime Minister.
‘We will never forget it.’
Vladmir Kyznetsov (left) and Alexei Stolyarov (right) posted a video December 22 in which one of them introduces himself as Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Moraqiecki to a woman who says she is Haley
‘Let me start with very much thanking you for the support we received on your vote today. We will never forget it.’ Haley told the phony Prime Minister
She was referring to Poland’s decision to abstain from voting on a US resolution that condemned Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Poland was one of 35 countries to abstain from the vote, and only nine voted ‘no’.
It’s not clear how the duo, who are known as Vovan and Lexus, managed to get hold of Haley’s phone number, or why Haley thought she was legitimately being contacted by a Polish government official.
Fake Moraqiecki asked Haley about the fictional island of Binomo in the South China Sea, leading her through a series of questions about the made up country.
‘You know Binomo?’ he asked.
‘Yes, Yes,’ Haley said.
‘They had elections and we suppose Russians had its intervention,’ the fake PM said.
‘Yes, of course they did, absolutely. We’ve been watching that very closely,’ she responded, likely confused as to what they were talking about.
Fake Moraqiecki asked Haley about the fictional island of Binomo in the South China Sea, leading her through a series of questions about the made up country. It’s not clear how the duo, who are known as Vovan and Lexus, managed to get hold of Haley’s phone number
It’s not immediately clear if it was actually the UN ambassador on the phone, or if the comedians were on the receiving end of a prank as well. Haley’s spokesperson would not comment about the matter
‘We will continue to watch that as we deal with the issues that keep coming up about the South China Sea.’
He then asked what the US would do about it, to which Haley gave a vague and unconvincing answer.
‘Let me find out exactly what our stance is on that, and what if anything the US is doing or things should be done, and I will report back to you on that as well,’ she said.
Vovan and Lexus said the whole conversation lasted for about 30 minutes.
It’s not immediately clear if it was actually the UN ambassador on the phone, or if the comedians were on the receiving end of a prank as well. Haley’s spokesperson would not comment about the matter to the New York Post or the Charleston Post and Courier.