Russian Pranksters pose as Zelenskyy in pranking George Dumya Bush
A pair of well-known Russian pranksters claim to have tricked former U.S. President George W. Bush into speaking to them about the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov posted a brief video to the Russian video sharing site Rutube on Tuesday that appears to show Bush speaking to the duo about the conflict. Kuznetsov and Stolyarov, who are also known as Vovan and Lexus, have made headlines in the past for pranking high-profile individuals including musician Elton John and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The pair were previously accused of working for the Kremlin, which they denied in remarks to The Guardian in 2016. Bush has been vocal about his opposition to the Russian invasion, calling it the "gravest security crisis on the European continent since World War II" after the first attack in February.
In Tuesday's 43-second video, Bush says: "I wanted Ukraine into NATO." The video, backed with dramatic music, shows clips of Bush throughout his presidency, along with violent images of war. "I thought for a while Russia would be more cooperative and then Putin changed dramatically," Bush says, referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin...
