US military plane C-17 lands in Moscow, Kremlin says ‘it has no information’
A US military C-17 Globemaster III aircraft landed at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport on Tuesday, according to flight-tracking data and US media reports. The aircraft, registered in the United States under tail number 07-7181, had flown directly from Riga, Latvia. It arrived at approximately 0700 GMT. The purpose of the visit and its passengers remain unclear, as the Kremlin stated it had no information regarding the flight.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe was also in Moscow for meetings, although it is uncertain whether he was aboard the aircraft. This marks Ratcliffe's first known visit to Russia as CIA director. The aircraft's flight history includes Camp Springs, Maryland, where Joint Base Andrews is located, a base that hosts aircraft used by the US president.
The C-17's flight history shows it was previously in Camp Springs, Maryland, the location of Joint Base Andrews where aircraft used by the US president are stationed.
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