David Cameron on phone to Barack Obama about Ukraine selfie mimicked by Patrick Stewart and Rob Delaney

It’s a serious political situation, and all the big names are making sure that they are involved in an important conference call about Ukraine: David Cameron, Barack Obama… and Sir Patrick Stewart.Cameron posted a selfie on Twitter of him looking grave on the phone ‘speaking to Barack Obama’.

I've been speaking to @BarackObama about the situation in Ukraine. We are united in condemnation of Russia's actions. pic.twitter.com/7Rk2k8iOIK

— David Cameron (@David_Cameron) March 5, 2014

Despite garnering over 5,000 retweets, the post has led to some mockery, with people complaining that the prime minister was using the situation as a PR front.Then celebrities got involved in the ‘phone call’ meme…

.@David_Cameron @BarackObama Hi guys, I'm on the line now too. Get me up to speed. pic.twitter.com/xhmJG5KpxT

— rob delaney (@robdelaney) March 5, 2014

.@robdelaney @David_Cameron @BarackObama I'm now patched in as well. Sorry for the delay. pic.twitter.com/elLQcKcV3w

— Patrick Stewart (@SirPatStew) March 5, 2014

.@SirPatStew @David_Cameron @BarackObama Thank goodness. Now let's get down to business.

— rob delaney (@robdelaney) March 5, 2014