U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 departed Moscow’s “Vnukovo” for Riga

The American Boeing C-17 that brought John Ratcliffe to Moscow departed from “Vnukovo” for Riga. Before the visit, the U.S. asked Ukraine to suspend strikes.

The U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 that carried CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow today has flown from Vnukovo to Riga, UNN reports. 

Details 

According to Flightradar24, the U.S. military transport aircraft Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, bearing the registration number RCH4555, which arrived in Moscow this morning, departed from Vnukovo Airport at around 18:30 local time. 

The aircraft is heading to Riga International Airport, where it arrived from Washington on August 23. 

Update

CIA Director John Ratcliffe departed for the Russian Federation aboard the C-17 for meetings in Moscow.  

CIA Director John Ratcliffe arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian officials. Before the trip, the United States informed Ukraine that a high-ranking delegation was heading to Moscow and asked it to suspend strikes until its departure. 

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8 comments

  1. “Before the trip, the United States informed Ukraine that a high-ranking delegation was heading to Moscow and asked it to suspend strikes until its departure. ”

    Yet the US couldn’t ask putler not to bomb Kyiv while the two real estate agents visited? Well we know for sure which side the US are on.

  2. Why America wants to save Russia from defeat……………………………nice topic for this chatter………….with Ratcliffe.

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