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Blinken in Berlin amid confusion over Western unity

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Berlin to clean up and clear up any misunderstanding about Western unity regarding Russian aggression against Ukraine. Blinken met with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, and their British and French counterparts. Brent Goff speaks to DW's Washington Bureau Chief Ines Pohl and Chief International Correspondent Richard Walker in Berlin.

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