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UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron held a video call and exchanged text messages with someone posing as former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, according to the BBC.
A spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office said the call took place over the past few days and was “brief”, but did not detail the party behind the impersonation or how they had Cameron’s contact details, the service reported. of news.
Cameron became suspicious after the caller requested contact details, the BBC said.
“While he regrets his mistake, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs considers it important to denounce this behavior and increase efforts to combat the use of disinformation,” said the spokesperson.
Petro Poroshenko was president of Ukraine between 2014 and 2019.
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