New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Three senior OpenAI national security officials were tricked into a 17-minute video meeting with Russian pranksters posing as a senior Ukrainian government official. The incident came to light on November 11, 2026, after US investigative news outlet The Intercept published a report detailing how the duo, known as Vovan and Lexus, allegedly impersonated Rustem Umerov, head of Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service, to arrange the meeting.

The discussion reportedly included the possibility of using AI to conduct offensive military operations against Russia, as well as OpenAI's military cooperation with Ukraine. After the meeting, a video was uploaded to Rumble showing the event. Since then, OpenAI has confirmed the ev...