In order to discredit Ukrainian politicians, the attacker used DeepFake technology to call the mayors of Madrid and Berlin, posing as Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko ,
KYIV. UkraineGate . 25 . June . 2022 | Political News.
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“Yesterday, allegedly on my behalf, the mayors of several European capitals were sent requests for communication via ZOOM from a fake postal address. Because our friends are quick and supportive, the mayors of Berlin and Madrid have agreed to talk. And with the help of DeepFake technology, the attacker spoke to them, posing as Klitschko, ”the mayor said.
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Klitschko explained that the enemy is waging war on all fronts – in particular, out of disinformation, out of discrediting Ukrainian politicians. To quarrel with European partners, and not to help Ukraine.
I am convinced that law enforcement officers should investigate such “activities”. If necessary – involve foreign experts. By the way, the hybrid war, disinformation from Russia is one of the topics of the panel discussion in which my brother and I are to take part in the NATO summit in Madrid next week, ”the mayor added.
What preceded
During a video call with the mayor of Kyiv on Friday, June 24, the ruling mayor of Berlin, Frantsyska Giffai, doubted that she was talking to the real mayor of the Ukrainian capital, the mayor’s press service reports.
Lisa Frericks, a spokeswoman for the Berlin Senate, said the mayor’s interlocutor looked like Klitschko, and the first quarter of an hour of conversation did not arouse any suspicion.
Commenting to the German media, the spokeswoman said that the interlocutor Giffai “asked how we would cope with the large number of Ukrainian refugees, how many of them we have, it was a perfectly normal conversation, as we expected.” But then they touched on topics that aroused suspicion in Giffai. “
“At one point, our interlocutor referred to a conversation with the Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andriy Melnyk and asked how we feel about the fact that so many Ukrainians are fraudulently trying to get social benefits in Berlin. He also asked the German authorities to help return to Ukraine to send young men to the front, and the last topic was surprising: he asked if we could provide advice to Kyiv in holding a gay parade, which seemed more than strange given that in Ukraine now the war continues. After that, the video connection was cut off, “said Lisa Frericks.
Source: Ukrgate
