MOSCOW, July 4 Russian pranksters Vovan (Vladimir Kuznetsov) and Lexus (Alexey Stolyarov) received state awards in the Kremlin, the press service of political figure Zakhar Prilepin said.
The award ceremony took place in the Kremlin on Wednesday, July 3. Prilepin's press service previously reported that he received the Order of Courage.
In addition, the press service posted a photograph that, in addition to Prilepin, shows awarded pranksters.
Vladimir Kuznetsov (Vovan) and Alexey Stolyarov (Lexus) became known for their scandalous pranks with top officials of foreign states. They played telephone pranks on French President Emmanuel Macron, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, former US President George W. Bush and other politicians.