Duo who prank-called many influential critics of Russia deny links to its security services … but would they spoof Putin?Lexus and Vovan are fast gaining a reputation as the most mischievous men in Russia. The pair of professional prank callers, real names Alexei Stolyarov and Vladimir Kuznetsov, have claimed scalps as diverse as Elton John and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in recent months. Critics, however, suspect the pair’s jokey schtick masks a dark secret: links to Russia’s security services. The duo made the headlines again last week when they apparently managed to persuade Nadezhda Savchenko, a Ukrainian on trial …read more
Source: The Guardian
