With airspace closed to Russian aircraft, Moscow has sent a diplomatic jet to Dulles to grab officials kicked out of the U.S.
A screenshot of the flight path of the plane that departed from St. Petersburg en route to Dulles airport. | Courtesy of FlightAwareA mysterious Russian plane flying across the Atlantic ocean this morning that captivated Twitter watchers is headed to the United States to pick up 13 expelled Russian diplomats, according to flight tracking information and the State Department.
Biden administration officials pointed to Russian Foreign Ministry comments in which their spokesperson said a plane was sent to pick up the “diplomats.” An Ilyushin Il-96 plane of the Russian government is pictured on May 29, 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic. | Gabriel Kuchta/Getty Images “We are beginning the process of expelling 12 intelligence operatives from the Russian Mission who have abused their privileges of residency in the United States by engaging in espionage activities that are adverse to our national security,” the mission said at the timeanother Russian who was a staffer at the U.N. but not based at the Russian mission, even though Russian officials said that his assignment was scheduled to end in mid-March.
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