The Unprecedented Prank: IOC President and EU Commission VP Caught in Controversial Diplomatic Dialogue

In an surprising flip of occasions, Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission liable for selling the European lifestyle, discovered themselves embroiled in a controversial diplomatic incident after being pranked throughout a 27-minute video name with a purported African chief.

The backdrop to this peculiar state of affairs was a pre-arranged video name with a faux African Union consultant, orchestrated by infamous Russian pranksters Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyarov, often known as Vovan and Lexus. What started as a seemingly routine dialogue rapidly morphed right into a weird alternate as Bach and Schinas unwittingly engaged with the pranksters, espousing views on the politicization of sport and Russia’s function in international conflicts.

During the orchestrated video name, Bach and Schinas had been led to imagine they had been conversing with a legit African Union consultant. As the dialog progressed, each leaders advocated persuading African athletes to boycott the “Friendship Games” in Russia, below the false pretense that this was an official diplomatic dialogue.

In an unexpected twist, the African chief revealed himself to be a prankster, main Bach and Schinas right into a peculiar dialogue about interesting to nonexistent gods to make the “right decision” concerning the Friendship Games.

The recorded dialog captured Bach and Schinas making candid statements about Russia’s geopolitical stance and the Olympics. Schinas, specifically, condemned Russia’s “Friendship Games” as a car for legitimizing aggression towards Ukraine, urging Olympic committees to not take part on this politically charged occasion.

Bach additionally expressed robust views towards Russian involvement in worldwide sports activities, highlighting the expulsion of athletes who help the warfare.