Swedish military seeks to seize property near naval base owned by Russian with Kremlin ties
Sweden ended two centuries of military non-alignment and joined NATO in 2024 after Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
A US military transport plane made an unusual journey from Maryland to Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, prompting questions about its purpose amid strained US-Russia relations. The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, registered as 07-7181, landed at Moscow's Vnukovo airport after departing from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, according to flight-tracking data.
The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, stated that the Russian government has no knowledge of the flight and that no diplomatic meetings with US officials are planned this week. The last direct flight of a US-registered aircraft to Russia occurred in January when US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow for Ukraine peace talks with President Vladimir Putin.
Since then, US-Russia negotiations aimed at ending the Ukraine war have largely stalled. The unusual flight has fueled speculation about potential diplomatic activity or a prisoner exchange, but neither the US nor Russian governments have confirmed any connection to these theories.
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