{"id":16536,"date":"2026-08-25T16:10:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16536"},"modified":"2026-08-25T16:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:10:06","slug":"who-was-aboard-mystery-us-aircraft-that-landed-in-russia-report-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16536","title":{"rendered":"Who was aboard mystery US aircraft that landed in Russia? Report reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133517903,imgsize-123360,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/c17-globeaster.jpg\" alt=\"Who was aboard mystery US aircraft that landed in Russia? Report reveals\" title=\"If confirmed, it would mark Ratcliffe\u2019s first known trip to Russia since becoming CIA director\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"If confirmed, it would mark Ratcliffe\u2019s first known trip to Russia since becoming CIA director\">If confirmed, it would mark Ratcliffe\u2019s first known trip to Russia since becoming CIA director<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A US Air Force C-17 military transport aircraft landed at Moscow\u2019s Vnukovo Airport on Tuesday, triggering speculation over who was aboard and why the aircraft had flown to Russia at a time when US-Russia contacts over the Ukraine war have slowed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>According to Axios, CIA Director John Ratcliffe travelled to Moscow on Tuesday for meetings with Russian officials, citing two US officials. The report said Ratcliffe departed Washington on Sunday, travelled to Latvia aboard a US government aircraft and then flew from Riga to Moscow on a US Air Force C-17.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>CBS News also reported that Ratcliffe was in Moscow for meetings, citing sources familiar with the situation. <!-- -->If confirmed, it would mark Ratcliffe\u2019s first known trip to Russia since becoming CIA director and the highest-level visit by a Trump administration official to the country since January.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>The reports came after a Boeing C-17A Globemaster III was spotted at Vnukovo alongside a US diplomatic motorcade. Reuters, citing Flightradar24 data, reported that the aircraft, with US registration 07-7181, flew directly from Riga and landed in Moscow at around 0700 GMT.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The timing fuelled speculation because the Kremlin said it had no information about the aircraft. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also said there were no meetings with US administration officials planned in Moscow this week, according to Newsweek.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>However, Axios reported that Washington had informed Ukraine that a senior delegation was travelling to Moscow and asked Kyiv to suspend strikes until it had left.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Ratcliffe\u2019s reported visit comes as US-mediated efforts to end the Ukraine war remain largely stalled. CBS also noted that the CIA has been involved in recent US-Russia detainee exchanges, including the release of dual national Ksenia Karelina in April 2025 and the 2024 prisoner swap that secured the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/europe\/who-was-aboard-mystery-us-aircraft-that-landed-in-russia-report-reveals\/articleshow\/133517695.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If confirmed, it would mark Ratcliffe\u2019s first known trip to Russia since becoming CIA director A US Air Force C-17 military transport aircraft landed at Moscow\u2019s Vnukovo Airport on Tuesday, triggering speculation over who was aboard and why the aircraft had flown to Russia at a time when US-Russia contacts over the Ukraine war have 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