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U.S. military transport plane lands in Moscow; Kremlin says it has no information
A U.S. military transport plane landed at Moscow's Vnukovo airport on Tuesday, according to flight tracking data. The Kremlin said it had no information about the flight. The plane had flown from Riga, Latvia, and previously arrived there from a U.S. airbase near Washington D.C.
A U.S. military transport plane, a Boeing Globemaster with U.S. tail number 07-7181, landed at Moscow's Vnukovo airport around 0700 GMT on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, according to data from flight tracking service Flightradar24. The aircraft flew direct from Riga, Latvia, and had arrived in Riga on August 23 from Camp Springs airbase near Washington D.C., the data showed.
Reuters could not verify whether the plane carried any cargo or passengers. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin had no information about the aircraft.
The last direct flight of a U.S. registered jet to Russia from Europe occurred in January 2026, carrying special envoys Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner for peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine. No further details about the purpose of Tuesday's flight were available.
WorldPolitics
U.S. military transport plane lands in Moscow; Kremlin says it has no information
A U.S. military transport plane landed at Moscow's Vnukovo airport on Tuesday, according to flight tracking data. The Kremlin said it had no information about the flight. The plane had flown from Riga, Latvia, and previously arrived there from a U.S. airbase near Washington D.C.
A U.S. military transport plane, a Boeing Globemaster with U.S. tail number 07-7181, landed at Moscow's Vnukovo airport around 0700 GMT on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, according to data from flight tracking service Flightradar24. The aircraft flew direct from Riga, Latvia, and had arrived in Riga on August 23 from Camp Springs airbase near Washington D.C., the data showed.
Reuters could not verify whether the plane carried any cargo or passengers. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin had no information about the aircraft.
The last direct flight of a U.S. registered jet to Russia from Europe occurred in January 2026, carrying special envoys Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner for peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukraine. No further details about the purpose of Tuesday's flight were available.