U.S. military plane departs Moscow after arrival
A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III arrived at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport on the morning of August 25 and departed later the same day. The aircraft was reportedly carrying CIA Director John Ratcliffe, though this was not confirmed by official sources.
Consensus
- A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globalmaster III arrived at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow on the morning of August 25.
- The aircraft departed Vnukovo Airport later on August 25.
- The flight data was tracked by Flightradar24.
- The aircraft had the registration number RCH4555.
- The plane flew from Riga, Latvia, to Moscow on August 25.
- The aircraft originated from Camp Springs, Maryland, USA, prior to its arrival in Riga.
- The Russian government did not confirm the presence of CIA Director John Ratcliffe on the aircraft.
- The Russian presidential press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, stated that the Kremlin did not have information about the aircraft.
Points of divergence
- The aircraft carried CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and his arrival prompted President Vladimir Putin to reschedule an event. — riamo
- CIA Director John Ratcliffe may have arrived to meet with the head of Russia's SVR, Sergey Naryshkin. — vm
- A Russian special-purpose aircraft, Tu-214PU, flew out of Vnukovo shortly after the U.S. aircraft. — vm
- The purpose of the visit was to conduct negotiations, though the counterpart was not specified. — kommersant
- The Kremlin did not plan any meetings with U.S. officials that week. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
Coverage (20 sources)
- US Air Force plane departed from Vnukovo American military transport Boeing C-17 Globemaster III with registration RCH... — BBC News Русская служба
- US Air Force Boeing C-17 aircraft departed Vnukovo Airport — РИАМО
- Flight of special unit "Russia" took off from Vnukovo following US Air Force aircraft — Вечерняя Москва
- US Air Force plane took off from Vnukovo — Коммерсантъ
- US Air Force Boeing C-17 aircraft departed Vnukovo Airport — Вечерняя Москва
- US Air Force Boeing C-17 aircraft departed from Vnukovo — Коммерсантъ
- At Vnukovo, a military transport aircraft of the US Air Force landed — SOTAvision
- At Vnukovo in the morning landed a military transport aircraft of the USA Air Force On data of the service Flightradar24 paid attention the publication... — Дождь (Telegram)
- US Air Force plane from Andrews base arrived in Moscow — РИАМО
- At Vnukovo, a US Air Force plane landed — ЭХО / Новости
- American military plane arrived at Vnukovo — The Moscow Times
- American cargo plane landed in Moscow — Ведомости
- Why did a US military plane arrive at Vnukovo — Дождь
- American military transport plane landed at Vnukovo airport — Вести
- Transport plane of the US Air Force landed at Vnukovo. It took off from Riga. And it arrived in Latvia from the Andrews military base under Washington... — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- American plane arrived in Moscow, having taken off from the base where the US presidential aircraft is based — Агентство. Новости
- Took off from Trump's base. Landed at Vnukovo with a US cargo plane — Фонтанка
- At Vnukovo arrived a military transport aircraft of the USA Air Force. Who it brought is unknown — Meduza
- At Vnukovo, a US Air Force plane landed — ЭХО / Новости
- A plane of the US Air Force landed at Vnukovo — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- USA
- VVS
- Vnukovo
- Vnukovo
- Riga
- Andrews
- Moscow
- RBC
- Flightradar
- Flightradar24
- Washington
- Russia
- John Rattcliff
- Donald Trump
- Dmitry Peskov
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