A U.S. military C-17A Globemaster III landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport, with the Kremlin claiming it had no information about the flight.
A video has surfaced showing a U.S. military C-17A Globemaster III aircraft approaching for a landing at Vnukovo airport in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday.
The footage captured the military transport plane arriving at the airport, coinciding with reports that the Kremlin had no information regarding the flight. According to data from Flightradar24, the Boeing C-17A Globemaster III departed from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland early Sunday afternoon, initially heading to Riga, Latvia, before continuing on to Moscow on Wednesday morning.
This marks the first instance of a U.S.-registered jet making a direct flight to Russia from Europe since January. That earlier flight involved special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, who visited Moscow for discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin concerning the ongoing war in Ukraine, as reported by Reuters.
A spokesperson from the Department of Defense stated to Fox News Digital on Tuesday, “We have nothing to provide on this subject.” The outlet also reached out to the White House and the U.S. Embassy in Moscow for further comment.
In response to inquiries about the recent flight, the Kremlin reiterated that it had no information, according to Reuters. Yury Ushakov, an aide to President Putin, had previously commented on the January meeting with Witkoff and Kushner, noting that “our counterparts arrived from Davos after taking part in a series of events together with President Donald Trump, including those concerning the Ukraine settlement.”
Ushakov elaborated that the U.S. representatives shared their firsthand accounts and impressions from their discussions, including insights regarding the meeting between President Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the World Economic Forum in Davos.
“Overall, I can say that the focus of the meeting between the President of Russia and U.S. representatives was to obtain information resulting from the contacts the United States had with the Ukrainians and Europeans in order to define further steps between our two countries,” Ushakov added.
The landing of the U.S. military plane in Moscow raises questions about the nature of the visit and the discussions that may have taken place. As tensions between the U.S. and Russia continue, the implications of such flights are closely monitored by international observers.
For more details on this developing story, stay tuned for updates.
According to Reuters.