U.S. military plane lands in Moscow, Kremlin denies knowledge
Peskov stated that the Kremlin is unaware of the arrival of a US Air Force aircraft in Moscow. Press secretary for Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Peskov, said he has no information about a US Air Force plane landing at Vnukovo Airport.
Consensus
- A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-19 Globemaster III landed at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow on August 25.
- The aircraft arrived from Riga, Latvia, having previously flown from Camp Springs, Maryland, USA.
- Flight tracking data confirms the landing at 10:04 MSK.
- Dmitry Peskov, press secretary to Russian President Vladimir Putin, stated he did not have information about the plane's arrival.
- No meetings between Russian and U.S. officials were planned for that week.
Points of divergence
- The Kremlin has no plans to meet with U.S. representatives. — tg_echoonline_news
- The purpose of the aircraft's arrival is unknown. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The aircraft previously landed in Vnukovo in February 2025 with Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik, exchanged for U.S. citizen Mark Fogel. — kommersant
- On August 11, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to release Robert Gilman without an exchange. — vm
Coverage (8 sources)
- Peskov does not have information about the American plane that landed in Moscow. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Peskov stated that he does not know about the landing of a US Air Force aircraft in Moscow — РИАМО
- Peskov stated that the Kremlin is unaware of the arrival of a US Air Force aircraft in Moscow — ЭХО / Новости
- US Air Force Globemaster in Moscow. Peskov "not aware" — Радио Свобода
- Peskov said he has no information about the US Air Force plane that crashed in Moscow — Коммерсантъ
- Peskov stated that he has no information about the US Air Force plane that landed — Вечерняя Москва
- In the Kremlin do not have information about the landed in Moscow plane of the USA Air Force, plans to meet with representatives of adm... — ASTRA
- Peskov is not aware of the arrival of an American military transport plane at Vnukovo — Интерфакс
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