Rotating diplomats
Posted on 12/30/2024 10:39:00 AM PST by hardspunned
A Special Flight Squadron Il-96 departed Moscow at 0919 in the morning, went on to St. Petersburg where it landed at 1016. At 1215 it departed St. Petersburg for New York, an 11 hour 52 minute flight, arriving at 12:10 AM, December 26. It would leave New York at 0834 and arrive in Washington at 0927 after a 53 minute flight. It would remain in Washington until later that afternoon, departing Dulles Airport at 16:49 (4:49 PM).
According to the official Russian spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, the flight was arranged for "another rotation of diplomats."
If the flight actually brought high level official interlocutors to Washington for meetings, the meetings could have lasted no more than a few hours. It is about a 50 minute trip from Dulles to downtown DC, but the meetings could have been held at the airport, shutting out possible press coverage. If this scenario turns out to be true, there would have been four hours for meetings, including lunch.
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My first guess is to attend Carter’s funeral.
Hermes in NYC got a new shipment of handbags.
According to the article, it left Russia before Carter’s death.
If it was just for ‘meetings’ they could have done that via Skype or Zoom much cheaper..............
They’re rotating diplomats. Nothing more....
Hopefully accepting Putin’s surrender... And likely his resignation as well.
So who will run Russia now? Hopefully somebody who understands that a nostalgia for Communism is not a popular option. Moving forward towards Capitalism, more freedoms and cooperation with it’s neighbors is the only sensible way forward for Russia and it’s economy.
Constant war and strife is not a desirable future.
They certainly didn’t come to talk to the dementia patient.
And safer for all.
Scary, if true. This flight took place 4 days ago.
Rotating diplomats
Wow, the money I could make, knowing stock market results, three days ahead, or sports betting!
But... recent Headline!
Russia rejects Trump’s Ukraine peace proposals
180 degrees from each other!
Sorry, December 26 arrival. Autocorrect?
Never thought of that. Great instincts.
Should have read you before I posted. Thanks.
Some months ago this same story emerged about a flight from St Petersburg to Washington. It was claimed to be diplomat rotation then, like now.
And what did it turn out to be?
Right. Diplomat rotation.
In all seriousness, I didn’t see the date in the article showing when the Russians left (before Carter’s death).
“If it was just for ‘meetings’ they could have done that via Skype or Zoom much cheaper.”
Trump learned the hard way that remote meetings that are supposed to be private are NEVER private...so being together for a meeting is how it’s done.
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