Moscow, July 31. Pranksters Vovan (Vladimir Kuznetsov) and Lexus…

Moscow, July 31. Pranksters Vovan (Vladimir Kuznetsov) and Lexus (Alexey Stolyarov) stated that the prank on oligarch Boris Berezovsky, who admitted in a conversation to funding the opposition, became the largest political prank.

Consensus

Vovan and Lexus conducted a prank on Boris Berezovsky.
They impersonated high-ranking Russian politicians during the call.
Berezovsky admitted to financing members of the Russian opposition during the conversation.
The prank was described by the prankees as one of their largest political pranks.
The prankees obtained Berezovsky's personal phone number from leaked internet databases.
Berezovsky left Russia in 2000 due to disagreement with the political course of Russian authorities.
Berezovsky died in London in March 2013, with official cause of death listed as suicide.

Points of divergence

The prankers previously conducted a prank involving Samantha Power, impersonating former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. — vm
Samantha Power is listed by Rosfinmonitoring as a terrorist and extremist on Russian territory. — vm
Western intelligence agencies, including British, German, and Estonian, have classified the prankers as a threat to national security. — m24
Open reports from intelligence agencies recommend government officials remain vigilant during phone calls. — m24

Coverage (3 sources)

Pranksters Vovan and Lexus reveal how they pulled off the Beresovskiy prank — Вести
Vovan and Lexus called their call to Berezovsky their main political prank — Вечерняя Москва
Vovan and Lexus called the prank with Berezovsky one of the largest political pranks — Москва 24

Moscow, July 31. Pranksters Vovan (Vladimir Kuznetsov) and Lexus…

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