U.S. Military Plane Lands in Moscow; Kremlin Claims No Information

<p>Video captured a U.S. military transport plane landing on Tuesday at Moscow's Vnukovo airport, with the Kremlin reportedly stating it had no information about the flight.</p><p>Data from Flightradar24 indicated that the Boeing C-17A Globemaster III departed Joint Base Andrews in Maryland early Sunday afternoon, heading to Riga, Latvia, before traveling to Moscow on Wednesday morning.</p><p>The last instance of a U.S.-registered jet making a direct flight to Russia from Europe occurred in January, when special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, visited Moscow for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the war in Ukraine, according to Reuters.</p><p>A Department of War spokesperson stated on Tuesday, "We have nothing to provide on this subject." Fox News Digital has also reached out to the White House and the U.S. Embassy in Moscow for comments.</p><p>The Kremlin claimed it had no information about the recent flight, as reported by Reuters.</p><p>Yury Ushakov, an aide to Putin, mentioned after January’s meeting with Witkoff and Kushner that "our counterparts arrived from Davos after taking part in a series of events together with President Donald Trump, including those concerning the Ukraine settlement."</p><p>He added, "They offered what can be called their first-hand accounts of these events and shared their impressions, as well as their latest thoughts and assessments regarding the meeting between the President of the United States and [Ukraine President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy in Davos" during the World Economic Forum.</p><p>Ushakov further noted, "Overall, I can say that the focus of the meeting between the President of Russia and U.S. representatives was to obtain information resulting from the contacts the United States had with the Ukrainians and Europeans in order to define further steps between our two countries."</p>