SKOPJE, REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA: 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 apologised 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 on YouTube early Tuesday.Vladimir “Vovan” Kuznetsov and Alexei “Lexus” Stolyarov regularly make prank calls seeking to dupe …read more
Source: theSun
