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Frederik Pleitgen
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CNN Senior International Correspondent and Anchor
Born August 19Joined March 2009
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US foreign policy is all too often an exercise in making demands and issuing threats and condemnations. There is very little effort made to understand the other side’s views or actually negotiate.
My latest column:
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was great to do, thanks for having me
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Thanks to @PhillipsPOBrien and @christogrozev vimeo.com/809229783/892f
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Our report from Norway on how NATO and the EU are protecting critical undersea infrastructure.
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Debuted a semi-regular column today: “Unleashed.“
Slightly worried it doesn’t fit with my persona though…
Today’s topic: Toxic Germanity. 🧵
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See footage of Russian jet forcing down US drone
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The U.S. military has just released video of the encounter between the Russian Su-27 fighter jets and the MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea.
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Footage released by the Pentagon showing the collision between a Russian Su-27 fighter aircraft and a US MQ-9 Reaper UAV, on March 15th, over the Black Sea.
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„Ich glaube, dass dieser Konflikt jederzeit durch ein Versehen eskalieren könnte", sagt der -"Senior International Correspondent" zur Situation nach dem Zusammenstoß einer US-#Drohne mit einem russischen Kampfjet.
#maischberger #Russland #UkraineKrieg
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#Ukraine: Die heftigen Kämpfe um #Bachmut dauern an. Wie ist die Lage an der Front? Regt sich in #Russland Widerstand gegen #Putins Strategie? Heute im Studio bei #maischberger: Der -"Senior International Correspondent" .
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#Ukraine: Die heftigen Kämpfe um #Bachmut dauern an. Wie ist die Lage an der Front? Regt sich in #Russland Widerstand gegen #Putins Strategie? Heute im Studio bei #maischberger: Der @CNN-"Senior International Correspondent" @FPleitgenCNN.
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For months, whenever you ask an establishment lawmaker (Dems, but also some Reps) about Ukraine skepticism, they would scoff and say it's just a minority fringe posturing in Congress. Hard to make that case when the two leading GOP 2024 candidates both are saying things like this
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Florida Governor @RonDeSantisFL answers our Ukraine questionnaire:
“While the U.S. has many vital national interests – securing our borders, addressing the crisis of readiness within our military, achieving energy security and independence, and checking the economic, cultural,… Show more
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Diese Woche u.a. bei #maischberger: (), (), (), Petra #Gerster, Marcel #Reif, , Wolfgang (Stiftung ) und Katja #Petrowskaja.
📺 Dienstag und Mittwoch Abend |
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JUST ANNOUNCED: CNN Taps Lauren Mensch and Chris Russell as Executive Producers for “CNN This Morning” cnn.it/422VHbD
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CNN is honored to win its first Academy Award in 10-yr award winning history. won the Oscar for Documentary Feature Film. Congratulations to , our partners at and and the entire CNN Films team for this remarkable distinction.
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„I assure you that every single Ukrainian, every single Ukrainian, even the soldier in the trench, killing the Russian soldier attacking him right as we speak, wants peace more than the most peace minded protester at the Brandenburg Gate.“ 👇
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Ukrainian foreign minister about the Oscar-decision that is not allowed to speak:
„One will not be able to find a better example of hypocrisy…“
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I asked the ukrainian foreign minister about the reports of New York Times and ZEIT regarding North stream and if the goverment has any information about who was behind the explosion. This is what Kuleba has to say 👇
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🇺🇦 FM in : „If all quiet on western front receives an Oscar while Zelensky, leading the country fighting biggest war since world war 2 in 🇪🇺is not allowed to address Oscars, one will not find better example of hypocrisy.“ (1/2)
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„Als Sasha mein Haus verließ, sagte er zu mir: Ich werde un verteidigen, unser Haus, unser Land und Dich. Er hat zu mir gesagt: Er will, dass einer diesen Krieg überlebt, entweder er oder sein Sohn.» Unser Bericht über die Mutter von Oleksandr 👇
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EXCLUSIVE: We spoke with Praskovyia, the mother of soldier Oleksandr, who was brutally executed by Russian soldiers after he said „Slawa Ukraini“. She describes the night she saw the video of execution of her son. We will publish the whole interview tomorrow and youtube.
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This is heart breaking. Everyone should watch it.
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“I've been a hostage for seven and a half years now.” US citizen Siamak Namazi is the longest serving American in Iranian prison. Now, he’s speaking in an unprecedented interview from inside Evin prison to plead President Biden to get him released. “This is a desperate measure.”
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Russia launched a deadly barrage of over 80 missiles across Ukraine overnight, killing civilians and wrecking critical infrastructure.
reports from Kyiv on the consequences of this latest attack - "It would have been absolutely terrifying for residents," he says.
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Verrat an der antirassistischen Berliner SPD: Die meisten Muslime haben die rassistischen Muslimhasser der CDU gewählt.
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This week, CNN Chief International Investigative Correspondent was formally inducted as an Honorary Fellow at .
This incredible honor is in recognition of her fearless work exposing human rights abuses across the world.
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Sehr wichtige Recherche von u.a. zu Nordstream II. Alle diejenigen, die jetzt wieder Journalisten diskreditieren, weil sie ihre Arbeit machen, sollten sich darin erinnern, dass freie Presse, kritische Recherche und Debatte auch genau die Werte sind, wofür 🇺🇦 kämpft.
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EXCLUSIVE: German investigation reveals traces towards Ukraine in #NordStream2 -attack. Authorities identified a commando of 6 ppl who allegedly carried out the attack, using forged passports. bit.ly/3yeQTCh
Research by @GoetschenbergM @georg_heil, @terrorismus and me
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EXCLUSIVE: German investigation reveals traces towards Ukraine in #NordStream2 -attack. Authorities identified a commando of 6 ppl who allegedly carried out the attack, using forged passports. bit.ly/3yeQTCh
Research by , and me
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Large VIP convoy driving away from the area of the Kremlin tonight. #Russia
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Es gibt keine Frage, die mir aus Deutschland häufiger gestellt wird – und die ich genauso häufig selbst in der Ukraine stelle: WANN endet der Krieg in der Ukraine und WIE? Meine Antworten nach sehr vielen Gesprächen: m.bild.de/politik/auslan
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German chancellery telling reporters on background that it was Scholz‘s idea not to take any press or have news conference at White House today because he’s just that cool. And looking at latest polls for SPD and his approval rating, he certainly doesn’t need the publicity…
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O-Ton bei den von zum russischen Krieg in der Ukraine:
„Es gibt wieder nur einen Gewinner und dieser Gewinner, der heißt USA.”
Was die USA dazu sagt, erfahren wir leider nicht von den geschätzten Kolleginn*en des #oerr.
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„Das ist so typisch grüner Verbotsfetischismus“, sagt , Chefredakteur des Nachrichtensenders , zum Vorhaben des Ernährungsministers , an Kinder gerichtete Werbung für ungesunde Snacks zu verbieten.
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Ukraine tried to beat back Russia's 2014 march on Crimea with a military so hallowed out, it couldn't provide enough uniforms or food to its troops.
9 years on, Ukraine is withstanding a full-scale invasion with a new-look force.
Here's how they did it.
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@cnni wins the Breaking News award for Russian Invasion of Ukraine, which judges praised for “its speed of response, exceptional eye-witness reporting and comprehensive coverage” - well done to the team #RTSAwards
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