Politics

Leo Varadkar latest world leader to be pranked by Russian hoaxsters

The notorious comedians, who are banned from YouTube, attempted to get the Taoiseach to comment on contentious issues

The Business Post understands that Varadkar believes he was meeting with African diplomats

Leo Varadkar has become the latest victim to a pair of Russian comedians who have duped a variety of high-profile politicians, including Giorgia Meloni, Angela Merkel and Boris Johnson, by posing as international diplomats.

In a 13-minute prank call posted to Rumble, the video platform that describes itself as “immune to cancel culture”, the Taoiseach spoke about the possibility of a United Ireland, the Russian Ukraine conflict and Irish neutrality.

Varadkar believed he was meeting ...