Putin's Presidential Plane Visit to US Sparks Questions

[william]

Moscow downplayed the visit of a special diplomatic flight from the Kremlin's presidential fleet to the U.S. in late December, as speculation swirls over how the new U.S. administration will handle the fraught dynamics with Russia.

Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova confirmed the aircraft had traveled from Russia to the U.S., but said it was carrying "another rotation of diplomats," in remarks reported by Russian media.

Interesting. Think it really was just "another rotation of diplomats?"

Putin's presidential plane visit to US sparks questions

The Rossiya Special Flight Squadron and its fleet of aircraft are responsible for transporting high-ranking Kremlin officials and the president.

www.newsweek.com

 

[NuclearID]

Interesting. Think it really was just "another rotation of diplomats?"

Yes. The source is Newsweek so must of been a slow news day for them.

 

[william]

Yes. The source is Newsweek so must of been a slow news day for them.

I take it you don't like Newsweek. You're probably right though. Still, it would be nice to think there might be a little backdoor negotiating going on to turn things down a couple of notches.