Philip Crowther, the polyglot reporter who packs the web

Vladimir Putin launched a Russian military operation in Ukraine on Thursday.

There is no doubt that Philip Crowther, special envoy to Kiev, commented on this assault, with one particularity, however.

This reporter from Luxembourg is indeed able to provide live in six different languages, reports the

.

He is fluent in French, English, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Luxembourgish without any problem.

Something to impress internet users.

Imagine being able to do this.

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— Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 22, 2022

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He learns Spanish because of FC Barcelona

The 41-year-old journalist has worked mainly for the American news agency

(

) since 2019. In a video shared on Twitter on Monday, we see him making duplexes in six languages.

The post has already been viewed more than 22 million times.

In his show, the American presenter Jimmy Fallon even passed an extract.

Born to a German mother and a British father, Philip Crowther grew up in Luxembourg.

He already spoke the languages ​​of his parents as well as French and Luxembourgish from a young age.

Fan of FC Barcelona, ​​he learned Spanish from the age of 13.

Portuguese came later, at university.

Philip Crowther trained in journalism in London and now covers US diplomacy and politics in Washington.

He had already stood out for his polyglot talents during the last American presidential election.

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