The Russian aircraft of the special flight detachment "Russia" made a flight to the US capital Washington. This is reported by Аvia.pro with reference to the flight tracking service Flightradar24.
"The IL-96−300PU aircraft with tail number RA-96019 took off from Moscow and landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, after which it headed to Washington," the portal writes.
The plane arrived in New York on December 25. His passengers spent two days in Washington, and in Moscow flew on December 29 from New York.
It is noted that the special flight detachment "Russia" is responsible for transporting senior officials of the Russian Federation, including the president and the Prime Minister. However, official statements about the visit of Russian officials to The United States was not, "which gives rise to speculation about possible closed negotiations between Moscow and Washington."