Frederik Pleitgen
@fpleitgenCNN
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CNN Senior International Correspondent and Anchor
Joined March 2009
In an exclusive interview with @fpleitgenCNN, Iran’s deputy foreign minister Saeed Khatibzadeh described his country’s nuclear program as still “intact” despite admitting that US and Israeli strikes badly damaged facilities earlier this year.
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A 40-year gap… The picture features my dad as an Army MP at the US Army base in Gießen 🇩🇪 in the 1970s. Fast forward to 2025, and my family is standing where he stood! Although most buildings and facilities are gone, the Cold War bunker turned playground 🛝 is still there.
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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov spoke exclusively to @fpleitgenCNN in Moscow earlier today about what he describes as "dangerous" nuclear rhetoric, as both President Trump and Russian President Putin float the possibility of fresh nuclear tests.
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.@Elex_Michaelson Anchor of @CNNTheStoryIs w/ CNN Senior International Correspondent @fpleitgenCNN Focus: Hungary's Viktor Orban visits Trump in D.C. "Miracles can Happen" as Orban gives a nod to Ukraine 11.8.25 1215 am ET
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Putin considers nuclear testing prep https://t.co/hkkvPm4ECA via @YouTube
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New satellite images reveal fierce battle for key Ukrainian city
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Fresh imagery and videos show heavy fighting in Pokrovsk, where Ukrainian forces are struggling to hold vital supply lines as Russia presses its advance in eastern Donetsk.
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Heute Abend zum Thema #Ukraine und europäische #Verteidigung mit @n_roettgen, Andrij Melnyk, Reinhard Merkel und @fpleitgenCNN um 22:15 bei @maybritillner im ZDF https://t.co/5apJLV7tZ4
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Zu Gast: Norbert Röttgen, Hannah Neumann, Andrij Melnyk, Reinhard Merkel, Frederik Pleitgen
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In #Russland versuche man, „die europäischen #NATO-Verbündeten von den USA zu trennen“ und ein besseres Verhältnis zu den #USA aufzubauen, erklärt @FPleitgenCNN. Die Europäer – vorrangig Bundeskanzler #Merz – würden „als das große Problem in der Sache“ dargestellt. #maischberger
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Hedera’s Hashgraph replaces blockchain’s linear chain of blocks with a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG), where transactions confirm each other asynchronously, similar to how news spreads by word of mouth The result: parallel consensus, sub-second finality, high throughput & low fees
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New Podcast! MD MEETS with Mathias Döpfner (CEO of Axel Springer) brings unedited conversations with the world’s most influential voices. From politics and science to arts and business. First Episode: A conversation with Sam Altman @sama !
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Russische Provokationen und die Situation in den #USA: Heute Abend im Studio bei #maischberger der Journalist Frederik Pleitgen (@FPleitgenCNN, @CNN). 📺 Um 22:50 Uhr im Ersten
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📺 #maischberger heute um 22:50 Uhr im Ersten mit @Thorsten_Frei (@CDU), @FBanaszak (@Die_Gruenen), @FPleitgenCNN (@CNN), Denis #Scheck, @MFeldenkirchen (@DerSpiegel) und Dagmar Rosenfeld (@RosiDaggi, @ThePioneerDe).
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Heute Abend bei #maischberger: @Thorsten_Frei (@CDU), @FBanaszak (@Die_Gruenen), @FPleitgenCNN (@CNN), Denis #Scheck, @MFeldenkirchen (@DerSpiegel) und Dagmar Rosenfeld (@RosiDaggi, @ThePioneerDe). 📺 Um 22:50 Uhr im Ersten
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Spannende Debatte über Putins Grenzüberschreitungen an der Natp-Ostflanke ~ mit hochkompetenten Gästen: @annakatrein, @fpleitgenCNN und Christoph von Marschall.
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Podcast-Folge · Apokalypse & Filterkaffee - Presseklub mit Markus Feldenkirchen · 27.09.2025 · 1 Std.
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We went to Russia and Belarus’s Zapad 2025 drills North of Minsk. Less soldiers involved than in past years, but new tactics on display. @CNN
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As US’s NATO allies in Europe are feeling the pressure from Moscow, putting them on edge in an already-febrile atmosphere with Russian drones entering Poland’s airspace, Russia and its main ally...
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"The Russians are really happy with the outcome of the Trump-Putin summit. They certainly believe they're now in a better position than they were before the summit." @fpleitgenCNN joins NPR's @hereandnow for the view from Moscow https://t.co/BAtSKDJyDw
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This meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy follows Friday’s summit in Alaska, where Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met.
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The Russian officials accompanying Putin in the talks with the US delegation will be foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov tells @fpleitgenCNN
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Trump and Putin meet today in Alaska for a historic summit that could shape Ukraine's future. Rolling coverage on CNN from: 📍@mchancecnn @jimsciutto in Anchorage 📍@npwcnn @bencnn in Kyiv 📍@fpleitgencnn in Moscow 📍@NicRobertsonCNN in DC 📍@clarissaward in London & more
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The Alaska Trump-Putin summit: probably the most significant peace talks since Vietnam. Contrary to public perception, a lot of work over many months went into preparing it, most of it secret. Likely outcome: 1. Agreement to start talks with Ukraine; 2. Immediate, token deal on a
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Quick interview with Russian delegation member Kirill Dmitriev @kadmitriev shortly before he left for Alaska for the Trump - Putin summit. "I think dialogue is very important... During the Biden administration, no dialogue was happening." He told me. @CNN @cnni
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