Polish leader briefs Russian pranksters posing as French president

The pranksters have previously embarrassed other European politicians

Polish president Andrzej Duda (Andrew Kravchenko/AP)

Russian comedians pretending to be the French president tricked the Polish president, Andrzej Duda, into giving them sensitive information after a missile exploded in eastern Poland last week.

Mr Duda’s office confirmed on Tuesday that he was put through last week to a person claiming to be France’s president Emmanuel Macron.