The head of the Russian GRU secretly arrived in Israel.
The Russian Tu-154M military aircraft made an extraordinary flight from Moscow to Israel on the evening of November 8. He landed at Ben Gurion Airport around 21:00 local time. This is what the Israeli military journalist Itai Blumenthal reported.
It should be noted that in recent years there have been almost no landings of Russian military planes at Ben Gurion Airport. The fact that the plane is under US sanctions drew additional attention to the flight.
We are talking about a Tu-154M aircraft with registration number RA-85042, which belongs to the 223rd flight division of the Russian Ministry of Defense. This unit specializes in transporting Russian officials, military personnel and official delegations.
Only on November 10 did information about the passengers on the plane appear. According to Israeli TV channel Cannes 11, on board was a Russian delegation led by Admiral Igor Kostyukov, head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (GRU).
It was reported that the visit was conducted at the request of the United States and was related to negotiations with representatives of the Israeli security forces. However, the details of the meetings, their agenda and possible agreements are not disclosed.
The IDF, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office and the Russian embassy refused to comment on the plane's arrival. The Russian diplomatic mission also did not say who exactly was part of the delegation and what the purpose of the visit was.
After a stay in Israel, the Russian Tu-154M aircraft headed to Abu Dhabi, where the next round of negotiations with the participation of representatives of Russia, Ukraine and the United States to resolve the conflict is planned for November 10-11.
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