U.S. Diplomatic Convoy Spotted in Moscow
A convoy of vehicles with U.S. diplomatic license plates was spotted in Moscow on August 25, shortly after a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III landed at Vnukovo Airport. The aircraft arrived from Andrews Air Force Base via Riga.
Consensus
- A convoy of vehicles with U.S. diplomatic plates was seen in Moscow on August 25.
- The convoy was observed shortly after a U.S. military Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft landed at Vnukovo Airport.
- The aircraft arrived from Andrews Air Force Base, with a flight path via Riga.
- The flight landed at approximately 10:04 Moscow time on August 25.
Points of divergence
- The arrival of the U.S. aircraft is presumed to be related to a prisoner exchange. — riamo
- Russian President's press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated he had no information about the U.S. aircraft and confirmed there were no plans for meetings with U.S. officials in the Kremlin that week. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Americans have arrived! A convoy with US license plates spotted in Moscow — РИАМО
- In Moscow, a convoy of cars with US diplomatic plates was spotted. Telegram channels are publishing video footage shot by a witness and... — ЭХО / Новости
- Caravan with American diplomats' numbers spotted in Moscow — Вечерняя Москва